Anthea Williams is an Australian and New Zealand theatre director, film director, and dramaturg based in Sydney. She has been directing theatre productions since at least 2008, and made a short film in 2020 titled Safety Net.
Early life and education Anthea Williams was born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand.
She is a graduate of the University of New South Wales (Sydney) and the Victorian College of the Arts (Melbourne).
She has had rheumatoid arthritis since she was two. She has written that the way disability is understood affects her every day and believes that directors have a responsibility to people they represent.
Career Williams was associate director bushfutures at the Bush Theatre in London, England, from 2007 to 2011. She was associate director new work at Belvoir from 2011 to 2017. She has also worked in development at Causeway Films and Screen Australia.
She is a former presenter for the 2RPH program and podcast Activated Arts.
Recognition and awards Williams was the recipient of a Churchill Fellowship.
For Hir, Williams won the award for Best Direction of a Mainstage Production, and the production won Best Mainstage Production, at the 2017 Sydney Theatre Awards.
Since Ali Died won Best Cabaret Production in the 2018 2018 Sydney Theatre Awards.
Works + Theatre Year TitleDirectorWriter Notes 2008 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Two Cigarettes 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover at Christmas 2009 Sudden Loss of Dignity 2010 The Great British Country Fete 2012 Old Man 2013 Forget Me Not 2014 Cinderella Also original concept 2015 Kill the Messenger 2016 #KillAllMen 2017 Hir Mother’s Ruin: A Cabaret about Gin Nomination, Best Cabaret Production, 2017 Sydney Theatre Awards 2018 Flight Paths Since Ali Died Winner, Best Cabaret Production, 2018 Sydney Theatre Awards The Colby Sisters of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The Humans 2019 Fat Musicals Winyanboga Yuringa The Pink Hammer 2021 Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.
+ Film Year TitleDirectorWriter Notes 2020 Safety Net
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