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AETHER

debuted

Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe | 31 July - 26 Aug 2025

written + directed by

Emma Howlett

 

performed by

Sophie Kean

Abby McCann

Gemma Barnett

Anna Marks Pryce

 

set + costume design by

Ellie Wintour

 

lighting design by

Ed Saunders

 

original score by

Sarah Spencer

 

images by

Giulia Ferrando

1. An existential PhD student hunting dark matter.

2. A disillusioned illusionist.

3. A medium with a secret.

4. A murdered mathematician

Star in: the greatest unsolved mystery of the universe.

 

Fresh from its sold-out run at Edinburgh Fringe 2025, breakout hit AETHER makes its London premiere in March 2026. Crowned ‘Best Theatre Show of the Fringe’ by The Telegraph, AETHER charts humanity’s insatiable fascination with the unknown, exploring physics, faith, and magic in rich theatrical spectacle. 

​​awards

John Fernald Directors' Award Winner 2025​

 

press

★★★★★ The Telegraph

★★★★★ Theatre Weekly

★★★★★ The Indiependent

★★★★★ Corr Blimey​​

★★★★ The Guardian

★★★★ The Times 

★★★★ The Stage 

★★★★ The Scotsman 

★★★★ Fest Mag 

★★★★ Broadway Baby 

★★★★ The Recs 

★★★★ Binge Fringe

★★★★ Across the Arts

★★★★ The Wee Review

'Must See Show' Fringe Review

SISTERS THREE

Inside Chekhov's masterpiece, Olga, Masha, and Irina are trapped in a cycle of disappointed hopes, heartbreak, and inertia. But this time, it's going to be different.

 

Looking for answers, this trio investigate the trope they have been written into, from Greek mythology to the Sugarbabes.

Harnessing the raucous energy of girlhood and the wildness of three women on the brink, SISTERS THREE sets ablaze a construction of femininity drawn by men, to find hope in its ashes.

debuted

Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe | Aug 2024

written + directed by

Emma Howlett

 

performed by

Sophie Kean

Abby McCann

Angela Sant'Albano

 

set + costume design by

Ellie Wintour

 

lighting design by

Ed Saunders

 

original score by

Sarah Spencer

 

images by

Giulia Ferrando

​​awards

Summerhall Lustrum Award Winner 2024​

 

press

Sisters Three is ingenious...it's intelligent stuff and performed with verve.’

Lyn Gardner, Stagedoor

‘My favourite shows of this year's festival...have been metatheatrical capers like Sisters Three

Fergus Morgan, The Stage

‘Trios of women recur across Western culture…This second show from TheatreGoose - the…terribly exciting emerging company that impressed at last year’s festival with Her Green Hell - is an absorbing, metatheatrical romp through them all.’

★★★★ The Stage 

‘Last seen at the fringe with excellent solo show Her Green Hell, TheatreGoose is back with another highly physical, female-centred work…A fascinating idea that leads slowly but surely to a glorious sense of empowerment.’

★★★★ The List 


‘TheatreGoose’s Sisters Three is a highly accomplished piece of theatre…wondrously entertaining’

★★★★ NorthWestEnd UK 

‘TheatreGoose’s production goes deeper, unlocking subtextual nuances and unspoken conflicts within the original text. Visually, the production enchants and unsettles. TheatreGoose’s production not only honours its source material but also challenges the audience to reconsider the narratives we inherit and the roles we are expected to play.’​

★★★★ Corr Blimey

HER GREEN HELL

Trapped in the Peruvian rainforest, having survived a plane crash and a fall of 10,000 feet, seventeen-year-old Juliane is utterly alone and hopelessly lost. But she’s the daughter of two Amazon zoologists - she knows what to do.

 

Her Green Hell reimagines the true survival story of Juliane Koepcke in this odyssey of vivid storytelling with a captivating combination of physical theatre and puppetry. Interrogating our fractured relationship with nature, Juliane’s story reveals the strength of humility in the face of insurmountable danger, and is as much about the rainforest’s struggle to survive, as it is Juliane’s.

debuted

VAULT Festival | Feb 2023

 

transferred

Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe | Aug 2023​

 

developed with

Theatre Royal Plymouth | Mar 2024​​

 

toured to

The Drum, Theatre Royal Plymouth | May 2024

Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath | Sept 2024​​

written + directed by

Emma Howlett

 

performed + dramaturgy by

Sophie Kean

 

set + costume design by

Ellie Wintour

 

lighting design by

Ed Saunders

 

original score by

Sarah Spencer

 

images by

Alex Brenner, Giulia Ferrando

​​awards

shortlisted for BBC Popcorn New Writing Award

nominated for OFFEST Award, Edinburgh Fringe

nominated for OFFEST Award, VAULT Festival

 

press

‘...the most engaging and dynamic performance I have ever seen..an adventurous, innovative, and thought-provoking piece of theatre.’

★★★★★ Radio Exe 

‘...not a million miles away from Complicité's seminal The Encounter...one hell of a compliment.’

‘deliriously spirals from straightforward storytelling into something deeper, darker, and weirder.’

★★★★ The Stage 

‘...so compelling is her performance and so fascinating is the story that we're gripped from start to finish.’

★★★★ The Scotsman

‘...vivid and heart-stopping...’

★★★★ The List 


‘...a spellbinding account of loss, humility and resilience.’

★★★★ Fest Mag

Her Green Hell is an impressive piece of work, poignant and impactful in its execution.’

★★★★ Everything Theatre

‘...nothing short of spectacular.’

★★★★ British Theatre Guide

GROUNDED

played

Bridge Theatre Brussels, Belgium | Nov 2023​

written by

George Brant

 

directed by

Emma Howlett

 

performed by

Letty Thomas

 

set + costume design by

Ellie Wintour

 

lighting design by

Ed Saunders

 

original score by

Sarah Spencer

 

images by

Giulia Ferrando

general press

‘a one-woman play about a female fighter pilot...directed by Emma Howlett and starring Letty Thomas. “It's been a goal of mine to work in Europe” says Howlett. She staged the play in Full Circle House, a members' club in Brussels. Despite it being a solo show, Howlett wanted to create something dynamic and physical as possible. The design played a part in this. “I wanted it to feel like an installation,” she says.’

Natasha Tripney, The Stage

‘The English-language production will be directed by Emma Howlett, a talented young director based in London, and stars Letty Thomas in the lead role of the Pilot.’

The Brussels Times

ENRON

played

Oxford Playhouse | Feb 2019

written by

Lucy Prebble

 

directed by

Emma Howlett

 

performed by

Jamie de Villiers

Alex Rugman

Abby McCann

Jonny Wiles

Staś Butler

Lee Simmonds

Matilda Hadcock

Donna Marcus Duke

James Walsh

Susannah Townsend

Laura Day

Chris Dodsworth

 

set + costume design by

Nelly Hayes

 

lighting design by

Ben Darwent

 

original score by

Sarah Spencer, Jake de Glanville

 

images by

Olivia White, Charlie Smith

press​

‘This staging was absolutely captivating: I found I couldn’t take my eyes away for the entire performance.’

★★★★★ Cherwell

‘Director Emma Howlett marshals the production together superbly, proving a talent to keep an eye on.’

Daily Info, Oxford

‘A triumph of theatrical confidence.’

TheatreWorld Magazine


‘A polished masterpiece of student theatre that I would happily watch again.

There is no aspect of the production that I can fault’

Oxford Opening Night

‘Simply put, the show is nothing short of masterfully executed, and a must-see if you want a wonderful blend of creativity and intellectual engagement.’

The Poor Print

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE 
by Arthur Miller

dir. Lindsay Posner
Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End | July 2024
Theatre Royal Bath | Mar 2024

Johan Persson

FARM HALL
by Katherine Moar
dir. Stephen Unwin

Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End | Aug 2024
UK Tour | May 2023
Theatre Royal Bath | Mar 2023

Alex Brenner

COPENHAGEN
by Michael Frayn
dir. Polly Findla
y
UK Tour | Jul  2022
Theatre Royal Bath | Nov 2020

 

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