Biography
Job Title: Programme Leader: Acting, Actor Musician
Courses Taught: BA (Hons) Acting, BA (Hons), Actor Musician
Specialisms: Drama, Storytelling, Writing, Directing, Movement Direction, Multi-Discipline Performance
Erin is a theatre maker and educator from Scotland. Following a decade long career in multi-disciplinary performance, Erin turned her attention to the creation of work; writing for radio, stage and screen and directing/choreographing theatrical productions.
Alongside creating new work, Erin has continued to pursue her passion for training and supporting new artists. In a higher education setting, Erin received academic commendation for her work in creating innovative curricular and assessment methods and a Teaching Excellence Award for her widening access project; Teaching the “Unteachable”.
Career highlights as a writer include: VII, Teatru Malta; Prophesy, The Public Theatre New York; Simple Truth, Theatre503; Three is Company and The Shed, Kings Head Theatre; Bound, BBC Radio 4; River City, BBC and Tea Cup Travels, Cbeebies. As a director; Tin Forest International Company, National Theatre of Scotland, Rave & Behave, Spazju Kreattiv/The Edinburgh Festival, Brigadoom!, Play Pie Pint - Oranmor. As an associate director/choreographer; Build a Rocket, Latitude, Melbourne Fringe & Edinburgh Festivals; 39 Steps, Stepping Out, Alice in Wonderland; The Stephen Joseph Theatre.
Erin leads Masterclasses in Storytelling and Artistic Development, Nationally and Internationally. Always crediting her work with the next generation of artists as her inspiration for creating form-challenging drama.
