Anton has written ten plays championing roles for women in theatre.
His work has been performed worldwide and includes Bette & Joan, starring Greta Scacchi and Anita Dobson (West End), Storm in a Flower Vase, starring Penny Downie (West End) and Mrs. Pat, starring Dame Penelope Keith (Chichester Festival Theatre). His first contemporary play, Year of the Virgin, was read at the Charing Cross Theatre, London, starring Sian Thomas. Other readings include Lady Mosley’s Suite (read at the Trafalgar Theatre with Patricia Hodge and Emilia Fox) and Curtsey! (read at the Park Theatre, London with Sophie Ward and Sylvestra le Touzel).
Bette & Joan was recently revived at the Park Theatre, London and opened in Australia at The Ensemble Theatre, Sydney in 2026.
His book, Portraying Elizabeth – Elizabeth I on Stage & Screen, was published in 2020, a study of depictions of Elizabeth I, including interviews with Glenda Jackson, Dame Eileen Atkins, Dame Harriet Walter and Miranda Richardson.
A Life Lived in Melodrama – Bette Davis in 134 Characters was published in 2024. Turning into ‘The Lady’ – Margaret Thatcher on Stage & Screen will be published later this year, it includes interviews with Dame Maureen Lipman, Patricia Hodge and Haydn Gwynne. His biography of Diana Mosley will be published in 2027 by Pen & Sword Books.
Curtsey! goes into production in 2027. Under the Covers, his new play, highlights the plight of library closures in rural communities. He is currently at work on a joint biography of women interior designers of the ‘20s and ‘30s, and the second part of his Dame & Dedlock crime series.
Stephanie Ewens represents Anton for the stage rights to his plays, please contact her with any enquiries.
