ELVI PIPER
Director
Playwright
ABOUT
Elvi Piper is a freelance theatre director and playwright based in Leeds.
She trained at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama and Insitut del Teatre, Barcelona.
Elvi is the founder and current Artistic Director of award-winning family theatre company Wrongsemble.
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With a background in participatory arts engagement Elvi has created, managed and delivered exciting programmes for organisations including The National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Leeds Playhouse, and The Old Vic. Elvi has regularly undertaken the role of Mentor Director for the National theatre's Connections programme, and acted as Assistant Director on the National Theatre's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time schools' tours.
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Current/Upcoming Projects:
Elvi is currently directing The Wizard of Oz at Williamson Park for The Dukes.
Mikron Theatre's Hush Hush directed by Elvi Piper tours nationally until Autumn 2025.
Wrongsemble's Breadcrumbs (written by Elvi Piper) tours nationally in Summer 2025.
Wrongsemble's Three Little Vikings (written and co-directed by Elvi Piper) completes it's national tour in Autumn 2025.
Next, Elvi will direct Bring it Back by Natalie Davies at Bradford Arts Centre in Autumn 2025. This production is supported by Bradford2025, Arts Council England and National Theatre: Generate Programme.
For Christmas 2025, Elvi will direct a new version of A Town Called Christmas for Wrongsemble and Red Ladder Theatre Company's festive rep season touring nationally.
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CREDITS
DIRECTOR
The Wizard of Oz | The Dukes (Williamson Park Show 2025)
Hush Hush | Mikron Theatre (2025)
Three Little Vikings | Wrongsemble (2025)
We're Not Going Back | Red Ladder Theatre Company (2024)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre - Storyhouse (2023)
A Town Called Christmas | Sheffield Theatres (2023); Gala Durham (2022)
Tinsel | Gala Durham (2023); Theatre by the Lake (2024)
The Snow Queen | Waterside Arts (2023); ARC Stockton Arts Centre (2022); The Albany (2021
The Coup Coup Club | Leeds Conservatoire & Slung Low (2023)
The Not So Grimm Twins | National Tour (2023); Gala Durham (2022)
Romeo & Juliet (for kids!) | Storyhouse (2022)
Belle Isle Stories (short films) | Red Ladder Theatre Company (2022)
BOY | Leeds Conservatoire (2022)
The Not So Ugly Sisters | National Tour (2022); Leeds Playhouse (2021)
Billy Shakes: Wonder Boy! | Gala Durham (2021); Shakespeare's Rose Theatre (2019)
STARGAZER (film) | Wrongsemble
The Lost Property Library | The British Library (2021)
Aladdin and the Stolen Stories (film) | Bradford Literature Festival (2021)
HUMBUG (film) | Wrongsemble (2020)
Unsung (radio play) | Unsung Collective & BBC Radio (2020)
Hansel & Gretel | Wrongsemble & Leeds Libraries (2019)
A Witch’s Tale | Wrongsemble & Leeds Libraries (2019)
M&S: Dressed in Time | Bradford Alhambra (2019); Leeds Playhouse (2018)
Unsung by Lisa Holdsworth | National Tour (2019)
The Princess and the Sprout | Wrongsemble & Leeds Libraries (2018)
The Selfish Giant | The Civic, Barnsley & ARC Stockton Arts Centre (2018)
Terra/Earth (R&D) | The National Theatre (2018)
A Scarborough Tale | Sleeping Dogs (2017)
Peter Pan in the Park | Creative Scene (2016)
Three | Wrongsemble (2015)
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GALLERY
HUSH HUSH
Mikron Theatre (2025)
Written by Lucie Raine | Music by Greg Last | Directed by Elvi Piper
Cast - Georgina Liley | James McLean | Robert Took | Catherine Warnock
THREE LITTLE VIKINGS
Wrongsemble (2025)
Written by Elvi Piper | Music by Bay Bryan and Claire O'Connor | Directed by Elvi Piper and Richard Priestley
Cast - Georgia Barnett | Neha Eapen | Saskia Newman
WE'RE NOT GOING BACK
Red Ladder Theatre Company (2024)
Written by Boff Whalley | Directed by Elvi Piper
Cast - Victoria Brazier | Claire O'Connor | Beccy Owen | Stacey Sampson
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre | Storyhouse (2023)​
Directed and adapted by Elvi Piper | Musical Director and arrangements by Sarah DeTute
Cast - Victoria Brazier | Daniel Burke | Thomas Cotran | Molly-Grace Cutler | Lara Field | Matthew Ganley | Laurie Jamieson | Jessica Jolleys | Rosa Lennox | Alyce Liburd | James McLean | Kameron Skeene
A TOWN CALLED CHRISTMAS
Gala Durham (2022) | Sheffield Theatres (2023)​
Written and directed by Elvi Piper | Composed by Bay Bran & Claire O'Connor
Cast - Florence Poskitt | Terence Rae | Eve Tucker
TINSEL
Gala Durham (2023) | Theatre by the Lake (2024)​
Written and directed by Elvi Piper | Composed by Harri Pitches
Cast - Jonathan Rainey Reid | Lauren Sturgess
THE SNOW QUEEN
The Albany (2021) | ARC Stockton (2022) | Waterside Arts (2023)​
Written and directed by Elvi Piper | Composed by Rosie Fox
Cast incl. - Thomas Cotran | Molly-Grace Cutler | Daisy Ann Fletcher | Richard Priestley | Talia Smith | Amy Tara
THE COUP COUP CLUB
Leeds Conservatoire & Slung Low (2023)​
Music and Lyrics by Darren Clark | Text by Paul Draper | Story by Darren Clark, Amy Draper & Paul Jenkins
​Directed by Elvi Piper and Erin Carter
THE NOT SO GRIMM TWINS
National Tour (2022 & 2023)​
Written and directed by Elvi Piper | Composed by Rosie Fox
Cast - Neha Eapen | Harri Pitches | Jonathan Rainey Reid
ROMEO & JULIET (FOR KIDS!)
Storyhouse (2022)​
Directed by Elvi Piper | Adapted by Victoria Brazier
Cast - Reece Carter | Keeley Fitzgerald | Lucy Hird | Claire Lever | Harri Pitches | Tarek Slater | Talia Smith
THE NOT SO UGLY SISTERS
Leeds Playhouse (2021) | Waterside Arts (2021) | National Tour (2022)​
Written and directed by Elvi Piper | Composed by Bay Bryan & Claire O'Connor
Cast incl. - Keeley Fitzgerald | Daisy Ann Fletcher | Florence Poskitt | Lucy Rafton
BILLY SHAKES: WONDERBOY!
Shakespeare's Rose Theatre (2019) | Gala Durham (2021)​
Written and directed by Elvi Piper | Composed by Rosie Fox
Cast incl. - James Barrett | Victoria Brazier | Daisy Ann Fletcher | Rosie Fox | Edith Kirkwood | Alyce Liburd | Harri Pitches
STARGAZER
a film by Wrongsemble
Written by Elvi Piper | Directed by Lian Furness & Elvi Piper
Cast - Joyce Branagh | Reece Carter | Daisy Ann Fletcher | Thomas Frere | Wambui Hardcastle | Edith Kirkwood | Jacob Phillips | Lucy Rafton
ALADDIN AND THE STOLEN STORIES
Bradford Literature Festival
Written by Elvi Piper | Directed by Lian Furness & Elvi Piper
Cast - Thomas Cotran | Natalie Davies | Riana Duce | Alyce Liburd | Richard Priestley
HUMBUG
a film by Wrongsemble
Written by Elvi Piper | Directed by Lian Furness & Elvi Piper
Cast - Victoria Brazier | Thomas Cotran | Dermot Daly | Natalie Davies | Alyce Liburd | Richard Priestley
HANSEL & GRETEL
Leeds Library (2019)
Written and directed by Elvi Piper | Composed by Claire O'Connor
Cast - Lawrence Hodsgon-Mullings | Stephanie Rutherford | Miriam Swainsbury
UNSUNG
National Tour (2019)
Written by Lisa Holdsworth | Directed by Elvi Piper
Cast - Riana Duce | Claire O'Connor | Kirsty Pennycook | Olivia Race
THE PRINCESS AND THE SPROUT
Leeds Library (2018)
Written and directed by Elvi Piper
Cast - Rosie Fox | Edith Kirkwood | Russell Richardson
THE SELFISH GIANT
The Civic, Barnsley & ARC Stockton Arts Centre (2018)
Directed by Elvi Piper | Written by Elvi Piper & Beth Knight
Cast incl.- Hannah Hobley | Alyce Liburd | Nathan Smith
THE SELFISH GIANT
The Civic, Barnsley & ARC Stockton Arts Centre (2018)
Directed by Elvi Piper | Written by Elvi Piper & Beth Knight
Cast incl.- Hannah Hobley | Alyce Liburd | Nathan Smith
PETER PAN IN THE PARK
Creative Scene
Written and directed by Elvi Piper
Cast - James Barrett | Rosie Fox | Antony Jones | Edith Kirkwood | Beth Knight | Alyce Liburd | Charlotte Wallis | Lee Warner
CONTACT
For all enquiries for Elvi Piper please email on: elvipiper@live.co.uk
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To find out more about Wrongsemble visit wrongsemble.com
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