Musical Theatre Writer - Composer - Sound Designer
Emily Rose Simons is a musical theatre writer, composer and sound designer known for strong melodies, deep emotions and quirky wit who has worked mainly in London and New York. She has an MFA from the Graduate Music Theatre Writing Program, Tisch, NYU, a BA and MA in Music from the University of Bristol, is an alum of the Book, Music, Lyrics workshops and currently a member of MMD Advance Lab. Composer-Lyricist credits include: How To Make A Mess (The Other Palace & BEAM), The Inconvenient Miracle (EAG Grant recipient, New York New Works & The Tank NYC), The Funeral Lady (Styles & Drewe Song Competition Finalist & selected for Pitch Point) and The F.ck Am I Doing (Brighton Fringe & New York Musical Festival). As an Offie nominated sound designer and composer, she specialises in comedy, voice overs and music. She seamlessly weaves her musical theater and classical composition background into her practice to create intelligent sound design with strong dramaturgy, subtlety and emotional drive. Sound Design credits include Buyer & Cellar (Kings Head Theatre), Pickle (Soho Theatre, The Park Theatre), and The Pursuit of Joy (Jermyn Street Theatre).
Upcoming!!!
Tickets are now available for How To Make A Mess: A Totally Unauthorised Love Letter to Nigella Lawson, coming to Upstairs At The Gatehouse 4th-28th June 2026!!!
A tender, mouth-watering, and heart-warming new musical by Emily Rose Simons directed by Grace Taylor.
When Anna’s estranged mother passes away, she receives Nigella Lawson’s seminal cookbook, How to Eat. Along with the book, comes Nigella herself, who guides Anna through the joys of living, learning, and, most importantly, eating: one recipe at a time.
How To Make a Mess offers a joyful celebration of feeding yourself through the exploration of recipes and the stories that they hold. The show navigates grief, the power of choosing what we let into our lives, and what we leave behind.