About me

Louis won Soho Theatre's Tony Craze Award for his debut play SLIPPERY, currently in development for a full production. His play I FUCKED YOU IN MY SPACESHIP received a sold-out premiere at VAULT Festival 2023, winning the Origins Award for Outstanding New Work. It subsequently transferred to Soho Theatre in June 2023. Louis was called "a rising-star playwright" by Time Out. The play is published by Nick Hern Books. In 2024, it received its North American premiere in New York. Louis' adaptation of MANSFIELD PARK, from the novel by Austen, premiered in a site-specific production at Jane Austen's House, Chawton. His play, SNAKES AND LADDERS, commissioned by the Oxford School of Drama, premiered at Southwark Playhouse. Louis was on attachment to Oxford Playhouse as part of the Playmaker's scheme 2023/24. His other work has been performed at Watford Palace Theatre, The Pleasance Theatre Islington, LAMDA, and supported by Farnham Maltings.

My Plays

I Fucked You in My Spaceship


Synopsis:

Two couples each invite a stranger into their homes in the hope of sparking new life. Instead, they find themselves threatened by invasion, alienation and abduction…

Louis Emmitt-Stern's uncanny and razor-sharp sci-fi comedy-drama I Fucked You in My Spaceship received a sold-out premiere at VAULT Festival 2023, winning the Origins Award for Outstanding New Work. It subsequently transferred to Soho Theatre, London.


Number of Characters: 6


Minimum Number of Actors Required: 6


Length (in Pages): 92


Location: London


Key Words: sci-fi, comedy, comedy-drama, queer


Has the Play Been Produced? Yes


Are the Rights Available? Yes


Has the Play Been Published? Yes


Award nominations/wins: Origins Award for Outstanding New Work at VAULT Festival 2023


Reviews:

★★★★★ \"Masterfully written\" (Jack the Lad Magazine), ★★★★★ \"Emmitt-Stern\'s invigorating script [is] commendably fresh\" (Lost in Theatreland), ★★★★ \"A stellar piece of theatre\" (Broadway World), ★★★★ “ Wickedly funny. An absolute triumph” (All That Dazzles), ★★★★ \"An ace. A knockout\" (London Pub Theatres), ★★★★ \"Fascinating and unnerving\" (MickeyJoTheatre), ★★★★ \"Allow yourself to be abducted by this show\" (Longstaff Reviews).

Agent Details

Maddie O’Dwyer, Berlin Associates, maddie@berlinassociates.com

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