About
A Little Bit About Me
Emma Large is a young director with experience in scripted and devised theatre, musicals, opera, and events. She also facilitates theatrical workshops, leading puppetry, stage combat, and movement sessions. She is currently forging a career in opera direction.
Emma is currently working with Aylesbury Opera on Dialogues of the Carmelites, which will be performed in March 2025. In May 2024, she directed AO's La Boheme to critical acclaim.
Emma completed an internship with the Birmingham REP, where she facilitated the delivery of two summer schools. This led to further work within the Creative Learning department, including becoming Assistant Director for a Main House production, developed for the Uncommon Riches Festival.
Emma is a first-class honours graduate in English and Drama from the University of Birmingham. She is continually undertaking professional development and further training.
Dialogues of the Carmelites
by Frances Poulenc
Aylesbury Opera | DEMBE Theatre
March 2025
La Bohème
by Giacomo Puccini
Aylesbury Opera | David Evans Court Theatre
May 2024
The Girls Guide To Good Sex
by Kirsten Ellis, Emma Large, Heather Collier, Abi Morris and Mia Joyce
Kickback Theatre | Old Joint Stock Theatre and Pub, Birmingham
February 2023
Hope
Devised by the company
dir. Becky Deeks
Birmingham Young REP | Main House, Birmingham REP
July 2022
I Don't Know What Else To Say
by Kirsten Ellis, Heather Collier, Ollie Wimbush and Nouria Lambert de Rouvroit
Kickback Theatre | The Green Heart at the University of Birmingham
June 2022
Extract from Constellations
by Nick Payne
University of Birmingham Directors Showcase | George Cadbury Hall
December 2021
Re-Rovered
written and directed by Heather Collier
ThreeBugs Fringe Theatre | Debating Hall, Guild of Students
December 2021
Campus Ghost Tours
by Emma Large and Sarah Kennedy
Alumni Relations Department | University of Birmingham Campus
October 2021
A Phone Call & Cataclysmic
by Ollie Wimbush
Kickback Theatre | Available Online
July 2021
Dido and Aeneas & Venus and Adonis
Murder at the Manor
Order Up!
Barber Summer Festival Opera | Barber Institute
Selly Manor Museum
Live Art Society | Basement, Guild of Students
All productions cancelled due to the pandemic
Peter Pan: a Musical Adventure
by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe
Speen Festival | Festival Marquee
September 2019
A Midsummer Night's Dream
William Shakespeare (abridged by Martin Lamb)
Dr Challoner's High School for Shakespeare Schools Festival | Old Town Hall, High Wycombe
November 2018
Robin Hood, the musical
by Louise Wilson and James Woodhall
Speen Festival | Festival Marquee
September 2017
Lady of the Flies
by Emma Large
Dr Challoner's High School | Main Hall
July 2016
Directing and Assisting
Additional Credits and Training
Production Team
Observer
Itch by Johnathan Dove (dir. Stephen Barlow)
May 2025 - Opera Holland Park
Production Assistant
Immersive Experience Network Summit
May 2022 - the Vaults, Waterloo
Fight Choreographer
Requiem Stained with Grass by James Morris (dir. James Morris)
March 2022 - ThreeBugs Fringe Theatre
Fight Director
Frankenstein: The Panto by Imogen Booth (dir. Imogen Booth)
November 2021 - UoB Panto Society
Stage Manager
bright/wild by Hayley Gow (dir. Frances Eva and Casseline Gilet)
February 2021 - ThreeBugs Fringe Theatre
Producer/Stage Manager
Threadsand by David Longworth (dir David Longworth)
December 2019 - Live Art Society
Participant
First Encounters Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (dir. Robin Belfield)
Research and Development Week
October 2019 - Royal Shakespeare Company
Sound 1, Smoke Technician, Stage Manager, Production Photographer
The Bacchae by Emma Rice (dir. Gillian Dunn)
March 2019 - Dr Challoner's High School
Stage Manager, Set Painter, Follow Spot Operator
The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertold Brecht (dir. Gillian Dunn)
November 2018 - Dr Challoner's High School
Facilitation and Outreach
Turtlenecks and a Bad Attitude: Student Drama as Director Training
October 2023
Published in 'Theatre, Dance and Performance Training' journal, vol 14 - issue 3 : Contemporary Directions in Director Training
Birmingham REP Schools Practitioner
June - July 2022
Creator and Facilitator - 'Ancient Egyptian Death and Burial'
September 2021, Commissioned by Speen Festival
Teachers reported a higher average mark in the next assessment on this topic.
Creator and Facilitator - 'Monster Workshops', 'Battlefield Combat' and 'Happy Hour Fight Club'
September 2021, Commissioned by Speen Festival
Facilitator - 'Spy School' and 'Play in a Week'
August 2021, Birmingham REP
Co-creator and Facilitator - Monster Puppets
July 2021, Commissioned by Chesham Bois Parish Council for Kickback Theatre
Performance, Presenting and Voice Acting
Regular Guest
Kickin' Back, Kickback Theatre's Podcast
Until July 2023
Host 3 / Alec / Erin / Clara / Erin 3 / Morgan / Connie
The Girls Guide to Good Sex by Kirsten Ellis, Abi Morris, Mia Joyce, Emma Large and Heather Collier
dir. Emma Large
Old Joint Stock Theatre | February 2023
Prima
Casa Nova by Violet Alexis Bea
Voice Over
Career opportunities with an Arts and Humanities degree
Available on YouTube | September 2022
Marshall
The Commonwealth Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies 2022
dir. Iqbal Khan
Alexandra Stadium | August 2022
Wellington Heart / Ensemble
Tack and Toil, devised by the company
dir. Adam Ledger
The Birmingham Roundhouse and University of Birmingham
Daenerys Targaryen and Others
Game of Thrones, the 48hr by Heidi Gauntry
dir. Heidi Gauntry
Debating Hall, University of Birmingham
Zellen
Spy School, Birmingham REP Summer School
Birmingham REP | August 2021
Host
Airtime: The Live Art Podcast
Available online | March 2021
Chorus
The Mikado Online
Squillo Opera
Available online | May 2020
Ensemble
The Sandbox, devised by the company
dir. Sam Strachan
Basement, Guild of Students | December 2019
Mrs Appleby and Dance Captain
Oklahoma! by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
dir. Matthew Dye
Wycombe Swan
Sailor's Girlfriend
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Stephen Sondheim
dir. Matthew Dye
The Old Town Hall
Moon
Blood Wedding by Garcia Lorca
dir. Gillian Dunn
The Studio, Dr Challoner's High School
Natalie
31 New Messages by Joshua Robey
dir. Joshua Robey
Available on Soundcloud
Grace
The Passenger by Joshua Robey
dir. Joshua Robey
Available on Soundcloud
Polly Peachum
The Beggar's Opera by John Gay
dir. Gillian Dunn
The Studio, Dr Challoner's High School
Judith
The Ashgirl by Timberlake Wertenbaker
dir. Gillian Dunn and Zorica Bowie
The Studio, Dr Challoner's High School
Training and Memberships
Emma is a member of Equity and Stage Directors UK
Emma attended the Immersive Experience Network Summit '24 under the mentorship of White Light
Max Webster: Making Visible the Invisible
Masterclass - May 2024
Direct Your First Play
Kalungi Ssbandeke - March - April 2024
Immersive Acting School
Immersive Everywhere and Butterfly Theatre - October 2022
BA Drama and English ( First Class Honours)
University of Birmingham - July 2022
Movement and Combat in Middle Earth
New Zealand Stage and Screen Combat School - January 2022
Proficiency in Dagger, Messar and Longsword
School of Historic Combat - September 2021