All Photo Credits: Julian Guidera The Elixir of Love | Waterperry Opera Festival | Dir. John Wilkie I wasn't entirely sure what to expect stepping into my first professional contract on an opera as an assistant director. I'd just left my MA early to take up the contract, and I was very aware that, over a whole year of learning about directing, we hadn't touched on the world of opera once. Thanks to my time as a choral scholar at undergraduate, I knew how music rehearsals work

All photo credits to Steven Hadley My most recent contract saw me in Birmingham, assisting on British Youth Music Theatre's newest production, Sea Change, written by Will Jackson and Elinor Peregrin, and directed by Will Jackson. I could wax lyrical about the show itself. Will and Elinor's writing style blends seamlessly to create a piece of theatre as sublime as it is magical, and the collaborative creative input of the entire team created a show that seemed to sit in a spac

Hello! Welcome to my blog page. While I'm currently in the process of drafting multiple posts, I can't wait to share them soon, discussing all things Shakespearean to Sondheim. Keep your eyes on this space! Em x