Emily Collins is a North East born director and dramaturg, currently based in London. She has recently been appointed as The North Wall Arts Centre’s inaugural Director-In-Residence and is a Resident Director with Norwich based theatre company, Hack Theatre. She began her career as an Associate Director at Theatre N16, before becoming a key member of the Old Red Lion Theatre's Literary Department in 2016. She completed The North Wall Arts Centre's Catalyst Residency for Young Directors in 2017 before her appointment this year.
Credits Include: Cheer Up Slug (North Wall Arts Centre); ITCH (North Wall Arts Centre), Border Control, (Norwich Arts Centre, Theatre 503, Young Norfolk Arts Festival); Blinded/E8 (North Wall Arts Centre); Bottleneck (Theatre N16, Old Red Lion Theatre); Glaze (Bunker Theatre); The Coast/Clownfish (Arcola Theatre); Bound (Arcola Theatre) and JELLYFISH (Pleasance Theatre).
As an Assistant Director, Emily has worked with Ria Parry (Fragment, BAC and North Wall Arts Centre), Lisa Blair (Jerusalem, Watermill Theatre) and Clive Judd (SPARKS, Old Red Lion Theatre).