Emily Burns
Director, Writer
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Emily is a director and writer for stage, and an associate of the National Theatre and the Bridge Theatre.
She was named in The Stage 25 “theatre makers to watch out for in 2022 and beyond”.
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
MEASURE FOR MEASURE 2025 | RSC | Director |
FRANKENSTEIN 2025 | Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington | Writer & Director |
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
2021 | National Theatre/Sabel Productions/Cuba Pictures for Sky Arts and PBS | Adaptor (nominee, Best Single Drama, RTS; winner, Performing Arts, Venice TV award) |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
REYKJAVIK 2024 | Hampstead Theatre | Director, by Richard Bean |
LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST 2024 | RSC | Director |
DEAR OCTOPUS 2024 | National Theatre | Director, by Dodie Smith |
MACBETH 2023 - 2024 | Wessex Grove | Adaptor, directed by Simon Godwin |
2022 | The National Theatre | Director, by Richard Bean and Oliver Chris |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 2022 | National Theatre | Dramaturg & editor, directed by Simon Godwin |
THE BOOK OF DUST - LA BELLE SAUVAGE 2021 | The Bridge Theatre | Co-Director. Adapted by Bryony Lavery from the books by Philip Pullman |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 2021 | Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington D.C. | Adaptor, directed by Simon Godwin |
2020 | Noel Coward Theatre, Sonia Friedman Productions | Director, by Alex Owen and Ben Ashenden |
TIMON OF ATHENS 2018 - 2020 | RSC, TFANA, Brooklyn & STC, Washington DC | Dramaturg & editor, directed by Simon Godwin |
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 |