Stage Manager
Based in Belfast
Specializing in Lighting & 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.
Current Projects
I have joined the Centre Stage company to create the sound design for their next show, Bold Girls in the Lyric from 9th-14th June.
Working on set & lighting designs for East Broadway’s next 2 shows Dare to Dream and Sussical, happening in June and end of July.
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.
Centre Stage is thrilled to present Bold Girls, the acclaimed contemporary play by Rona Munro, making its first Northern Irish staging in 36 years. This intimate four-hander explores friendship, loyalty, resilience and the secrets that bind us, placing women’s voices at the heart of the story. Richly human, moving and often funny, it’s a powerful revival that speaks to audiences today.
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.
Disney’s Dare to Dream JR. is a 60-minute musical revue. Dare to Dream JR. features songs appearing for the first time ever in a Disney stage musical, including fan-favorites from The Princess and the Frog, Coco, Encanto, and Frozen II. This musical revue is a thrilling mix of contemporary songs, timeless classics, and brand-new medleys that are sure to surprise and delight Disney lovers of all ages.
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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