Emma Howlett (b.1997) is a British-Irish theatre director and writer from Bath, now based in London, staging new work and reinventing classics across the UK and in Europe. She is interested in the relationship between movement and text, building collaborative ensembles and making work that is kinetic, design-led, and  research-driven.

 

As Artistic Director of award-winning company TheatreGoose, Emma writes, directs, and produces an expanding repertoire of critically acclaimed work including Her Green Hell, Sisters Three, and Aether. She was named one of The Stage's Fringe Five for this work in August 2025.

 

Emma made her European directorial debut with a revival of George Brant's Grounded at The Bridge Theatre, Brussels, in 2023 and over the past four years, has regularly assisted and associate directed for directors such as Polly Findlay, Stephen Unwin, and Lindsay Posner on productions that toured the UK and transferred to the West End.

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She will be a member of both the Royal Court Writers' Group and the National Theatre's Directors Course for Autumn 2025 whilst developing two new shows for TheatreGoose and adapting her full-length play Bumps into a feature film.

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Emma began directing at theatres such as the Oxford Playhouse and the ADC Theatre, Cambridge, whilst studying for her BA in Ancient and Modern History at the University of Oxford, and later researching Greek tragedy for her MPhil at the University of Cambridge.​​​