Emily Burns
Director, Writer
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Emily is a director and writer. She is currently Resident Director at the National Theatre.
Emily directed The Comeback at the Noël Coward theatre in 2020, produced by Sonia Friedman Productions and has adapted Romeo and Juliet for film for the National Theatre, which will be released in 2021.
She has worked as an associate director to Nicholas Hytner, Simon Godwin and Rufus Norris. In addition, she works with award winning comedy duo The Pin, soprano Héloise Werner, the James Cousins Company and the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C.
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 2021 | STC Washington | As Adaptor. Directed by Simon Godwin. Due to premiere in 2021, dates tbd. |
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
2020 - 2021 | National Theatre, Sky Arts, PBS | Adaptor and Associate Director. An original film for television. |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
As Director | ||
2022 | The National Theatre | Director. Written by Richard Bean and Oli Chris. |
THE BOOK OF DUST - LA BELLE SAUVAGE 2021 | The Bridge Theatre | As Co-Director. Adapted by Bryony Lavery from the books by Philip Pullman |
2020 | Noel Coward Theatre, Sonia Friedman Productions | By Alex Owen and Ben Ashenden |
BACKSTAGE 2018 | Soho Theatre & Pleasance Edinburgh | By Alex Owen and Ben Ashenden |
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SEA 2017 - 2019 | King’s Place, Snape Maltings. Cockpit Theatre, King’s Place & Touring | By Octavia Bright and Héloïse Werner |
NESTING 2017 | The Watermill Theatre | By Ellen Robertson |
THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN 2017 | Opera North Children’s Chorus / Opera North & Theatre Royal Nottingham | By Robert Browning, Jonathan Willcocks |
SCENES FROM THE END 2016 | Camden People’s Theatre, Greenside Nicholson Square, Tristan Bates Theatre / The Hermes Experiment | By Jonathan Woolgar |
TRAVESTY 2016 | Latitude, Edinburgh Festival Fringe & New Diorama / Fight in the Dog | By Liam Williams |
As Dramaturg | ||
TIMON OF ATHENS 2018 - 2020 | RSC, TFANA, Brooklyn & STC, Washington DC | As dramaturg & editor. |
Associate Credits
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM 2019 | Bridge Theatre | Directed by Nick Hytner |
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA 2018 - 2019 | National Theatre | Directed by Simon Godwin |
HANSARD 2018 - 2019 | National Theatre | By Simon Woods. Directed by Simon Godwin. |
JULIUS CAESAR 2017 - 2018 | Bridge Theatre | Directed by Nick Hytner |