TravCast - Emma Callander

Traverse Theatre

TravCast is the Writer's Podcast from the Traverse, Scotland’s New Writing Theatre. Associate Director, Hamish Pirie, interviews well known playwrights whose work features in the year round programme at the Traverse. In this very special episode, Hamish speaks to Emma Callander, the newly appointed Associate Director of the Traverse. Emma is a freelance director and Co-Artistic Director of Theatre Uncut. She was resident at the National Theatre of Scotland 2009/10 through the Regional Theatre Young Directors Scheme. She has developed and directed a number of plays for A Play, A Pie and A Pint in Glasgow including Dalgety by David Greig, Supply by Cathy Forde and most recently, The Queen of Lucky People by Iain Heggie, which was performed at the Traverse Theatre in April 2014. She has regularly directed new plays for the Bristol Old Vic and Tobacco Factory Theatre. Following its sell out run at the Edinburgh Festival 2013, her most recent production Banksy: The Room In the Elephant by Tom Wainwright played at the Arcola in London then toured nationally throughout Spring 2014. *Warning this episode does contain language which may not be suitable for children* Original music by James Iremonger www.jamesiremonger.co.uk Produced and engineered by Cian O Siochain