ABOUT

Elvi Piper is a freelance Theatre Director, Writer and Facilitator (and sometime Dramaturg) based in Leeds.  

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She trained at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama and Insitut del Teatre, Barcelona

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She is the founder and current Artistic Director of critically acclaimed family theatre company Wrongsemble. 

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Recent work includes: Hansel & Gretel at Leeds Central Library for Wrongsemble (Christmas 2019). The Not So Ugly Sisters - a Wrongsemble, Leeds Playhouse and REd Ladder Theatre Company co-production touring 2021 as Writer/Director. #Reimagine2020 - a Derby Theatre and Wrongsemble DCEP project (April-July 2020) as Project Manager and Theatre Mentor. Three - presented by Wrongsemble, Leeds Playhouse and Leeds2023 as Director. Rapunzel by Mike Kenny - presented by Wrongsemble and tutti frutti productions as part of Little Live Stories for Leeds (July 2020) as Director. HUMBUG: a digital theatrical adventure by Wrongsemble (Dec 2020) as Writer/Co-Director. 

Upcoming Projects: Elvi will be remounting The Not So Ugly Sisters for touring in 2021 as Director. Elvi is currently under commission to write/direct a new version of Arabian Nights for 2021. Elvi will create a new version of The Snow Queen as writer/director for The Albany and ARC Stockton for Christmases 2021/22.

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