Planning
Careful preparation, practical touring knowledge and attention to every part of the audience experience.
About ABD Productions
Big stories.
Memorable music.
Theatre made with heart.
Original, family-friendly musical theatre—created with imagination, staged with precision and remembered long after the curtain falls.
Our company
We give well-loved stories a new life on stage.
Planning, Professionalism, Pride. That is our approach to every production. With our proven track record, eye for detail and reputation for excellent shows, we stage exciting, high-quality, unique musicals all year round—suitable for adapting to small, medium and large-scale venues.
ABD’s wonderful musicals are based on well-loved classics, and are completely original, family friendly and suitable for everyone.
Award-winning writer Anne Dalton, along with her company ABD Productions, has over 25 years of experience creating successful musical theatre.
25+years creating theatre
800k+people have seen Her Benny
UK-wideproductions for theatres and venues
Writer · Composer · Director · ProducerThe creative force
Meet Anne Dalton
A career encompassing every side of musical theatre—and a belief that the strongest productions begin with a story audiences genuinely care about.
Anne’s work has earned the Whitbread Theatre Personality Award, the North West Woman of Achievement Award and the International Quest for New Musicals award for Her Benny. Her original adaptations are written to entertain, move and unite audiences.
Discover Anne’s storyHow we work
Three words guide every production.
Professionalism
A trusted, collaborative approach for casts, creative teams, theatres and presenting partners.
Pride
High standards, vivid stagecraft and an unwavering commitment to work worth remembering.
A world of stories
Made by ABD
A proven track record
From Liverpool to Lincoln—and stages in between.
- Liverpool Empire Theatre
- Preston Guild Hall
- Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield
- Floral Pavilion, New Brighton
- Southport Theatre
- Southport Arts Centre
- Neptune Theatre Liverpool
- Royal Court Liverpool
- Billingham Forum
- Playhouse, Whitley Bay
- Blackpool North Pier
- Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl
- Lincoln Theatre Royal
- Rhyl Pavilion Theatre
For theatres and presenting partners