Emma Stenning
Encyclopedia
Emma Stenning is a British
theatre producer based in Bristol
, where she is currently Executive Director of Bristol Old Vic
.
, with whom she created the theatre company Straydogs. In 1999, the company transferred its production of Eurydice (which had previously enjoyed a successful run at BAC) to the Whitehall Theatre as part of a season with Oxford Stage Company (now Headlong). After a period working for Complicite, she took up the role of Executive Director at Battersea Arts Centre
, working alongside Tom Morris
, with whom she subsequently created the theatre production company Schtanhaus. Emma subsequently worked as Head of Theatre for Arts Council England London, Head of Producing for the Manchester International Festival and was a Clore Fellow. She is currently Executive Director and joint Chief Executive (with Tom Morris
) of Bristol Old Vic
.
United Kingdom
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theatre producer based in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, where she is currently Executive Director of Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic
The Bristol Old Vic is a theatre company based at the Theatre Royal, King Street, in Bristol, England. The theatre complex includes the 1766 Theatre Royal, which claims to be the oldest continually-operating theatre in England, along with a 1970s studio theatre , offices and backstage facilities...
.
Career
After reading History at Cambridge University, Emma initially worked with director, Simon GodwinSimon Godwin
Simon Godwin is a British theatre director based in London where he is currently an Associate Director of the Royal Court Theatre and Bristol Old Vic...
, with whom she created the theatre company Straydogs. In 1999, the company transferred its production of Eurydice (which had previously enjoyed a successful run at BAC) to the Whitehall Theatre as part of a season with Oxford Stage Company (now Headlong). After a period working for Complicite, she took up the role of Executive Director at Battersea Arts Centre
Battersea Arts Centre
The Battersea Arts Centre is a performance space near Clapham Junction in Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth that specialises in music and theatre productions.-History:...
, working alongside Tom Morris
Tom Morris
Tom Morris may refer to:*Old Tom Morris , early golf champion*Young Tom Morris , son of the above, also a golf champion*Tom Morris footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in the 1890s and 1900s...
, with whom she subsequently created the theatre production company Schtanhaus. Emma subsequently worked as Head of Theatre for Arts Council England London, Head of Producing for the Manchester International Festival and was a Clore Fellow. She is currently Executive Director and joint Chief Executive (with Tom Morris
Tom Morris
Tom Morris may refer to:*Old Tom Morris , early golf champion*Young Tom Morris , son of the above, also a golf champion*Tom Morris footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in the 1890s and 1900s...
) of Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic
The Bristol Old Vic is a theatre company based at the Theatre Royal, King Street, in Bristol, England. The theatre complex includes the 1766 Theatre Royal, which claims to be the oldest continually-operating theatre in England, along with a 1970s studio theatre , offices and backstage facilities...
.