Emma Gibson

Hi, I'm Emma (they/she/he), and I am primarily a director who was raised in South Africa and then Coventry. I am interested mostly in new writing about contemporary issues like climate change, LGBTQ+ experiences and political divisions. However I also find a lot of joy in staging much older works like Greek Tragedy or Shakespeare, which I often find illuminate the urgency of contemporary issues in new lights. I love comedy and drama but most of all a mix of both.

Credits

Director, VEGAS, TheSpace @Venue 45, 2 weeks, 2024
Director, Mr Burns, a Post-Electric Play, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2023
Director and Lighting Designer, The Antipodes, Corpus Playroom, 1 week, 2022
Director and Producer, Now and Then, Corpus Playroom, 1 night, 2022
Director, The Spiteful Landsman, Corpus Playroom, 1 week 2022
Director, Harlequinade, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2021
Assistant Director and Surititler, Cambridge Greek Play: Persians and Cyclops Cambridge Arts Theatre, 1 week, 2022
Assistant Director, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Maria Bjornson Theatre, 3 nights, 2022
Assistant Director, The Passion, White Bear Theatre, 1 week, 2022
Assistant Director and Sound/Lighting Operator, The Children, Corpus Playroom, 1 week, 2022
Lighting Designer, M Butterfly, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2022
Writer/Performer, The Man Presents, Corpus Playroom, 1 week, 2021
Writer/Performer, Like There’s No Tomorrow, Belgrade Theatre, 1 week, 2020
Performer, Rise, Birmingham Rep, 1 night, 2019

Training

N/A