Anne Odeke

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Anne Odeke is an actor, playwright and drama teacher.  

Anne trained at Mountview and graduated from the establishment with an MA in Acting.   

Over the course of her career, she has performed for the likes of Shakespeare’s Globe, the RSC, and at theatres such as The Birmingham Rep, Storyhouse, The Watermill, The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh, and many more, as well as having been on national and international tours.

As a writer, Anne has written for the likes of The Almeida, Storyhouse Theatre, Hightide, The Mercury Theatre Colchester, Audible and BBC Radio 4.

Her play, Princess Essex (in which Anne also played the lead) was performed in 2024 on the main stage of Shakespeare’s Globe, making her the first woman of colour to ever have her play on its main stage and to be in it.

The play went on to be nominated for Best New Play at the WhatsOnStage Awards, and Anne was also nominated for Best Performer in a Play alongside the likes of David Tennant and Tom Holland. It then received five nominations at the Black British Theatre Awards, again including for Best Playwright, which it won, and Best Female Lead in a Play.