AS WRITER + DIRECTOR
THE PLOT
debuted
Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe | 6 - 31 Aug 2026
transferring
tbc
written + directed by
Emma Howlett
performed by
Sophie Kean
Abby McCann
set + costume design by
Ellie Wintour
lighting design by
Ed Saunders
original composition and sound design by
Sarah Spencer
images by
Giulia Ferrando
about
5th November. 1605. London.
A plot foiled. A trial imminent. A story rewritten.
Two brothers stand accused of high treason for a plot they bet their lives to pull off, and on the other side of the Thames, a playwright weaves their story into a new masterpiece to save his own skin.
The Plot is a show about the power of great stories, those who wield them, and the imagination.
press
'Thrillingly smart, slippery shifting study combining questing intelligence with freewheeling theatricality'
★★★★ The Stage
'...just one glance to the audience in a full house would tell you that everybody is glued to what the action is, as this powerful, this great story, this imagination transcends all of us. theatregoose has done it again.'
★★★★ British Theatre Guide
'Like nothing else I’ve see ever seen at the Fringe.'
★★★★ Binge Fringe
'The genius in Howlett’s storytelling lies not only in her ability to sculpt a world in front of your eyes but to weave in light-heartedness and quick hilarity to catch you off guard.'
★★★★ West End Best Friend
★★★★ The Scotsman
★★★★ Broadway Baby
★★★★ Theatre Weekly
★★★★ Plays To See
★★★★ Rialto Arts
★★★★ The Student
★★★★★ The Standing Opinion
★★★★★ Grapevine Magazine
★★★★.5 Luvvie with a Rollaboard
AETHER
debuted
Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe | 31 July - 26 Aug 2025
transferred
Jermyn Street Theatre | 16 March - 4 Apr 2026
written + directed by
Emma Howlett
performed by
Sophie Kean
Abby McCann
Gemma Barnett
Anna Marks Pryce
set design by
Ellie Wintour
lighting design by
Ed Saunders
original composition and sound design by
Sarah Spencer
images by
Giulia Ferrando
about
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
about
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
about
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 Findlay
UK Tour | Jul 2022
Theatre Royal Bath | Nov 2020
Nobby Clark