A computer screen in Dark Mode showing a word document titled "Untitled Edinburgh Fringe Show" with the author's word count after day one of writing, and the amount of energy drinks and biscuits they've consumed so far

A screengrab of an email offering the poster the possibility of performing their show at the Strathmore Bar at 16.05 from the 8th August to 18th August

Realised I missed performing and poetry, jumped in at the deep end, now I'm writing a show for the Edinburgh Fringe after a nearly 4 year mental health break.

Should've picked an easier way to have a comeback

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Last year, homelessness, mental health, and disability hit me hard, and I couldn't maintain my traditional desk job and made freelancing difficult.

Financially, I'm starting to struggle. If you're able to donate or want to commission some writing as a gift or something, it would be amazing

Mxcellany - Poetry, Music, Art Poetry, comedy, casual ukuleleism, and other things

If lighting/sound and theatre management isn't quite your thing, I also write poems and other mxcellany (ah, see what I did there? God I hate myself).

Have I updated my website since 2022? Sadly no, chronic illness, full time work, and burnout got in the way. But new compositions are on the way!

The main space of the Assembly Roxy in Edinburgh, illuminated in an array of coloured LEDs lights, while a group rehearses on stage

Background: The Chamber Room of Banshee Labyrinth in Edinburgh, illuminated in amber with a cloud of smoke creeping across the stage Foreground: Tech booth in white and yellow light, with a laptop running Show Cue System

The tech booth and stage of the downstairs space at the Soho Theatre in London

Hi! Emilie here (or Em/ Emi, accidentally Emu when signing emails).

I'm a lighting/sound designer, musician/composer, stage manager, and poet/writer in Scotland.

Don't really know how to introduce myself, so here's some spaces I've lit/worked in.

Much love,
Emu

(...damnit, not again0