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Em Sparkes - Director
Crafting Stories Through Performance
Em Sparkes is a London-based director and producer with an MA in Directing from Mountview and a BA in English from the University of Cambridge.
They are particularly interested in how music, movement and text intersect to create work that is both entertaining and politically resonant. They bring a strong textual background, a collaborative rehearsal-room practice, and a deep belief in theatre as a space for empathy, visibility, challenge and change.
With her experience as a director and choreographer, Em has a particular passion for working in musical theatre, and new musical theatre especially. She has worked as director and/or choreographer on many new musicals, and is extremely excited to be in development for a new musical coming to the Camden People's Theatre in October, 2026, and to be assisting Will Jackson on Sea Change, a new musical coming to the Birmingham Hippodrome this summer, for BYMT. Alongside this, Em's career is currently expanding into the world of opera through the Waterperry Opera Festival, where she is working as the Assistant Director on the Elixir of Love, and co-directing their Young Artists Gala this summer.
With a background in technical theatre and having been a choral scholar, Em is keenly aware of the importance of cohesion and integration across all elements of a show throughout the rehearsal process.
Em is also the Sitz manager for the London Musical Theatre Orchestra and a producer. She is in the process of refining her MA thesis on identity-conscious casting for publication.
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