Stage Manager

Based in Belfast

Lighting, Sound & Set Design

Meet Emma Dawson

Emma Dawson is a versatile theatre professional specialising in stage management, lighting, and set design, combining creative vision with technical precision. With a Mathematics background, she brings a highly organised, analytical approach to production, ensuring everything runs smoothly behind the scenes. Resourceful, collaborative, and calm under pressure, she is a reliable and creative presence who helps bring productions to life.

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Current Projects

I am working on set & lighting designs for East Broadway’s next show Sussical, happening end of July.

I will be attending the ABTT Bronze award course this month to obtain a cert in Health & Safety, Rigging, working at heights and Electrics.

Also currently on an internship with the MAC Theatre technical team as part of the Theatre and Dance NI's Invest programme, and I will be in East Broadway Adults first play “5 Lesbians eating a quiche” this July for Pride.

East Broadway Theatre Company is proud to present 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, a tasty recipe of hysterical laughs, sexual innuendos, unsuccessful repressions, and delicious discoveries. 

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Colorful poster advertising a stage production of 'Seussical Jr.', featuring Dr. Seuss icons like a red and white hat, whimsical trees, and a yellow star with the East Broadway Theatre Company logo.

Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat and all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in Seussical JR., a fantastical musical extravaganza from Tony-winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.

Director – Katie-Rose Spence, Musical Director – Alex McKelvey & Choreographer – Amy Smith.

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Previous Shows - Portfolio
Cast & crew photo from 1 Saturday before the war photoshoot
Black and white image of pharaoh from Joseph and the Amazing technicolor dreamboat by Enniskillen Light Operatic
Full cast of Ulster American on set at Bright Umbrella
Joseph sitting on the floor in jail during East Broadway's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

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East Broadway's 10 year gala night So proud to call these people my best friends and colleagues 💖 #theatre #galanight #eastbroadway #stagemanager
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Back to the Sanctuary Theatre today for another 3 show run of A Bomber's Moon! Excited to be back here with everyone on such a gorgeous day 💕 #stagemanager #lightingdesign #qlab #Theatre