DIRECTING 'FIRST LOVE IS THE REVOLUTION' by Rita Kalnejais
Bluestone Church Arts Space, Wit Incorporated
★★★★½
“I urge everyone to go see this play. You won’t be disappointed. Tight and strong direction from Emma Drysdale, maintains an even pacing for this anthropomorphic play"
- Theatre Matters
"Director Emma Drysdale has put together a very complex yet funny production with a highly skilled cast who give their all until the very last scene"
- TheTheatre.Au
"From the opening, it is pretty obvious this is going to be something special.
Pleasantly surprising, completely charming... And absolutely not to missed"
- Chuck Moore Reviews
DIRECTING 'EVERY SECOND' BY VANESSA BATES 2021
Bluestone Church Arts Space, Wit Incorporated
'Emma Drysdale’s direction is crisp and efficient, she displays excellent leadership' - Theatre People
'All performances from the ensemble are strong, convincing, and highly believable...Spectacular choreographed sex scenes' - Weekend Notes
'This well-matched cast thrive under Emma Drysdale’s direction, combining naturalistic and presentational styles to grab and hold our attention with each new scene. Drysdale utilises the traverse staging of the Bluestone Church Arts Space to great effect – and it’s enormous fun to watch the audience opposite you whipping their heads left and right as if it were a tennis match during scenes with rapid-fire dialogue.' - Theatre Press
Photos by Jack Dixon-Gunn
FOUR FEMMES ON THE THAMES
Emma is a founding member and co-director of 'Four Femmes on the Thames' who performed their own show at venues across the UK such as; The Underbelly Southbank, The Spiegeltent, Leicester Square Theatre, The Hippodrome, Ronnie Scotts and Edinburgh Festival. They appeared on BBC London Radio, on the front page of The Times Newspaper and won the UK Musical Comedy Awards in 2016. Emma co-wrote some of the songs and helped produce & direct the show for over four years.
GEMS PERFORMING ARTS
Emma has been running 'Gems Performing Arts' a theatre school in London for children and young adults for over 15 years. She has had the pleasure of writing, directing and producing many shows in theatres such as The Arts Theatre West End, Michael Croft Theatre, Dulwich and Westwood Theatre, Sydenham. It has given Emma enormous joy working with young performers; using the power of theatre to inspire and encourage children of all ages and backgrounds
LET'S CREATE
Emma is always seeking new opportunities to collaborate and learn. If you are an actor, director, writer or producer do get in touch.
Emma also works with Wit Incorporated Theatre Company and we are always looking for new ways to connect with creatives.