ANNE SIMON

 

born 1982 in Luxembourg

 

After her Drama and Theatre studies at Royal Holloway, University of London, Anne Simon acquired her first professional experiences as a director's assistant and deputy stage manager at the Théâtre National du Luxembourg and the Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen.

 

In 2007, she wins a competition for young directors (Champ Libre) with her first directing work, mixing kitchen sink drama of the 1950's and In-yer-face theatre of 90's Britain. Since, Anne Simon has since been directing in all the major and minor theatres in Luxembourg and is a regular collaborator with various independent groups. Since 2009 she has been directing internationally, mainly in Germany, Austria, Barcelona and New York City where she is an associated artist with a local company, The Circle Theater of New York. She is a founding member of the Luxembourg Volleksbühn.

 

Simon's work characterises by strong visual and musical influences and elaborated kinetics as well as a constant occupation with tensions between naturalism, realism and the hyper-real or even surreal and the imaginary. Simon mostly directs contemporary drama and has occasionally been writing or collage-ing texts of her own and is devising more and more work. 

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She mainly directs in English and German. 

 

Although acting is not a main activity, Simon has basic acting training and performs on rare occasions.

 

In 2013, Simon wrote and directed her first short film D.  - a reproduction. 

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Selected directing works: 

 

• Crave, Sarah Kane, 2008 (Théâtre des Casemattes, in German)

• Bug, Tracy Letts, 2009, (Théâtre National du Luxembourg)

• Die goldenen letzten Jahre, Sibylle Berg, 2010 (Theater Trier)

• Swimming to Iraq, based on two monodramas by Nahidh al Ramadhani, 2010 (Fundamental Monodrama Festival)

• Zu schwankender Zeit und an schwankendem Ort, Nico Helminger, 2012 (Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen, Théâtre National du Luxembourg)

• Prometheus: we are the Gods now, Anne Simon, 2012 (Théâtre National du Luxembourg)

• Oh, the humanity and other good intentions, Will Eno, 2013 (Théâtre des Casemattes)

• Begrabt mein Pferd in la Mancha, (Kicking a dead horse), Sam Shepard, 2013, (Théâtre des Capucins) 

• Don Quijote, after Miguel de Cervantes, adaptation Anne Simon, 2014 (Théâtre National du Luxembour/Théâtres de la Ville/Ruhfestspiele Recklinghausen)

• Killer Joe, Tracy Letts, 2015 (Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg)

• Trail of Crumbs - a recurring dystopia for Hansel and Gretel, 2015 (The Circle Theatre of New York)

• Dosenfleisch, Ferdinand Schmalz 2015, (Schauspielhaus Salzburg)

• Kindertransport, Diane Samuels, 2017-18, (Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, UK Tour)

• Stupid Fucking Bird, Aaron Posner, 2019, (Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg)

• Reigen, Arthur Schnitzler, 2020, (Schauspielhaus Salzburg)