Emily is co-founder and co-artistic director of the award winning independent theatre company Elbow Room. She has worked as an actor, creator, collaborator and director with various companies and festivals across Australia. Her acting credits include productions with Elbow Room, Voice In My Hands and Queensland Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company and State Theatre Company South Australia. Emily was part of the Queensland Theatre Emerging Artist Ensemble in 2006 and in 2017 she was awarded a Sidney Myer Fellowship.
Emily has worked with Polyglot since 2009 and was engaged as the company’s inaugural Associate Director in 2021. She directed Bees and Pram People which both premiered in 2022 and have since toured extensively. As Associate Director, she leads projects and new works in a variety of school, community and performance contexts.
Working with children is one of Emily’s greatest joys and privileges. She loves the spontaneity and the moments of pure imagination that comes from collaborating with young people. It has changed every part of her own artistic practice.
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