Emily Foran

Emily Foran is a freelance director for theatre and film based in Belfast and trained at The Lir Academy Dublin.

Her work spans across the island of Ireland, working with Druid Theatre after receiving the Marie Mullen Bursary, as well as The Lyric, The MAC, An Grianán Theatre, The New Theatre, Dublin and Greenshoot Productions. Her recent work includes Northern Ireland Screen-funded short film BAD VIBES, which she wrote and directed, which premiered at this year’s Belfast Film Festival. Recent credits also include The Dead Letter Office by Mary-Lou McCarthy in association with The Everyman Cork; returning as guest director for Dancing at Lughnasa at The Lir Academy; The Half Moon by Alice Malseed with Greenshoot Productions.

Photo of Emily leaning against a wall, looking over her shoulder at the camera