ANNETTE MEES

Annette Mees makes immersive theatre, interactive experiences and adventures.

She is a co-director of Coney; an award-winning arts agency of adventure and play. Coney tells stories where the audience can become the heroes and which are always live and responsive. The work mixes live performance and play with digital and online storytelling. Coney has recently been awarded a National Portfolio status by the Arts Council UK.

Within Coney Annette focuses on developing interactive narratives and new experiential models, developing work with writers and actors, and the integration of digital technology within theatrical live events.

Coney has made work for and with The National Theatre, Kensington Palace, Tate Britain, BBC, Channel 4, The Dublin Fringe Festival, 01SJ San Jose Biennial, Bains Numeriques in Paris, BAC London.

She holds a MFA in Theatre Directing, was awarded the Theatre Encouragement Award by the Writers Guild of Great Britain for her unique approach to collaborative work with writers and was named an artist to watch by Courvoisier’s Future 500.