Annie Wood

Short Biography

ANNIE CUSICK WOOD was born in Fort William, Scotland. She grew up on the Isle of Islay, Scotland and graduated as a drama teacher from Aberdeen College of Education. She has worked as an educator and a director since 1987 and has written and directed plays for children for many companies across the UK including TAG, The Citizens Theatre, M6, Newcastle Playhouse, Leicester Haymarket, Visible Fictions, the macRobert and Catherine Wheels. She was the Drama Artist at the macRobert, Stirling for 4 years before becoming the Artistic Director of Polka Theatre in London in 2002. Annie was one of the first recipients of a Creative Scotland Award in 2000 from the Scottish Arts Council. Her shows “The Red Balloon”, “Martha” and “The Happy Prince” all played on Broadway at the New Victory Theatre and toured extensively across Canada, the USA and at many international festivals. Awards include the Victor Award for “The Red Balloon” and the ‘Best Play for Children’ at the Shanghai Children’s Theater festival for “Martha”. Since moving to Hawaii in 2006, she has directed musicals “The Red Balloon” and “Charlie Brown” for Hearts and “Stellaluna” for Kids Entertainment (Toronto). She wrote and directed “Blue”, “Sort It Out”, “Peter Rabbit and the Garden” and “Auntie Martha and the Nene” for Honolulu Theatre for Youth.