Ann Akinjirin
Ann is an Actress, Artistic Director, Producer, Writer, Director and Movement Director. A jack of all trades
As an actress she is currently filming JK Rowling's The Strikes Series 2 (BBC1/HBO) as well as appearing in series 1, Michaela Coel's January 22nd (BBC2) and Brave New World (Amblin/Dreamworks). She will also be seen in BBC2 drama, Trigonometry, written by Duncan McMillan and Effie Woods. She has appeared in Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams (Channel 4/Sony), The Unforgotten (ITV), The Javone Prince Show (BBC 2) and Humans (Channel 4).
Ann is extremely passionate about creative accessibility within theatre and pushing the boundaries of how we create work for all audience members. She is currently movement director for Deafinitely Theatre and working with NYT as a writer and director creating shows for an audience inclusive of deaf and visually impaired audience members.
Ann set up her own theatre company, Harts, of which she is Artistic Director in 2013. Through the company she produces two annual festivals, Young Harts Writing Festival nurturing emerging theatre and screenwriters. Also Sound of Mind, an audio and visual arts mental wellbeing festival. Harts also champions new writing and Ann is currently producing two productions, Funeral Flowers by Emma Dennis Edwards returning in February 2020 and Little Miss Burden by Matilda Ibini which will be at the Bunker Theatre in December 2019.
Previous to this she was Artistic Director of award-winning Vintage Star Productions from 2010-2013 and ran the Young Harts drama school from 2013-2018