LOUIS
EMMITT-STERN
Louis won Soho Theatre's Tony Craze Award in 2021 for his debut play SLIPPERY, currently in development for full production.
His play I FUCKED YOU IN MY SPACESHIP received a sold-out premiere at VAULT Festival 2023, winning the Origins Award for Outstanding New Work. It subsequently transferred to Soho Theatre in June 2023. Louis was called "a rising-star playwright" by Time Out. The play is published by Nick Hern Books. In 2024, it received its North American premiere in New York.
Louis' adaptation of MANSFIELD PARK, from the novel by Austen, premiered in a site-specific production at Jane Austen's House, Chawton. His latest original play, SNAKES AND LADDERS, commissioned by the Oxford School of Drama, premiered at Southwark Playhouse.
Louis was on attachment to Oxford Playhouse as part of the Playmaker's scheme 2023/24. His other work has been performed at Watford Palace Theatre, The Pleasance Theatre Islington, LAMDA, and supported by Farnham Maltings. He is represented by Maddie O'Dwyer at Berlin Associates.
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Praise for I F*CKED YOU IN MY SPACEHSIP
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“Tremendously funny… a stellar piece of theatre.”
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“Lively, funny, and will leave you both shaken and stirred.”
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“CertifIes itself into the queer theatre scene with beautiful precision.”
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