About

Emily Collins is a North East based Theatre Director and Dramaturg. She was recently Resident Director on the UK and International Tour of SIX: The Musical, and was Laboratory Associate Director at Nuffield Southampton Theatres from 2018-2020.

Emily’s previous work as a director includes: PLAY (The Customs House), Fledglings (Nuffield Southampton Theatres), Alcatraz (VAULT Festival), Cheer Up Slug (The North Wall); ITCH (The North Wall, Roundhouse, Green Man Festival); Border Control (Theatre 503, Norwich Arts Centre, Roundhouse); TILT (The Lyric Hammersmith); Clownfish (Arcola Theatre); Glaze, (Bunker Theatre) and JELLYFISH (Pleasance Theatre).

As an Assistant Director, Emily has assisted Michael Fentiman (CinderElla: A New Musical, Nuffield Southampton Theatres), Sam Hodges (The Audience, Nuffield Southampton Theatres); Clare Lizzimore (Snowflake; Arts at the Old Fire Station); Ria Parry (Fragment; Battersea Arts Centre and The North Wall Arts Centre), Lisa Blair (Jerusalem; The Watermill Theatre) and Clive Judd (SPARKS; Old Red Lion Theatre).

Emily is a script reader for the Bruntwood Prize and Sheffield Theatres: and has previously read for The Old Red Lion Theatre, Pint Sized and Theatre N16. She also teaches acting, improvisation and performance at Identity School of Acting.