Emily Louizou

I was born and raised in Athens, Greece and moved to London in August 2013 to study English Literature at UCL. Over the past eight years I have been actively involved in theatre companies by directing, writing, producing and acting in plays. In 2016-2018 I received my MFA in Theatre Directing from Birkbeck College, University of London during which I also got actor's training on the BA of Drama Centre. In 2014 I won UCL's annual competition and received funding to direct Euripides’ Bacchae in West End's Bloomsbury Theatre. The production was then selected by the National Student Drama Festival 2015 as one of the best productions of the year, followed by a tour in Greece, as well as an invitation to give two special performances at the British Museum. In April 2015 I founded a theatre