Emily is a writer and director working in film and theatre. After studying English and Drama at Cambridge University, she joined the Old Vic, New Voices scheme. Since then she written and directed critically-acclaimed plays across the UK. She is particularly interested in working with and supporting new writing, working collaboratively with writers throughout the development process. Before 2018, she worked extensively in film on various features, short films, and web series.

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Her poetry has been featured in a number of UK-based publications and she regularly performs at poetry nights around the country. In 2024, she debuted her poetry show, EATING SATSUMAS IN THE SUN AND FORGETTING ABOUT HEARTBREAK, at the Lambeth Fringe Festival before taking it on for runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Etcetera Theatre in August and September 2025 and returning the show to the Lambeth Fringe in 2026.

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Emily is committed to improving arts access and currently works at the head of the Learning and Participation department and Young Company direct at Omnibus Theatre in London. As a facilitator, she specialises in theatre-making and poetry workshops with a focus on well-being, empowerment and self-expression for both adults and young people.​