Emma Newborn

Emma Newborn is best known as one half of the acclaimed comedy duo The Bitches’ Box. Together, they’ve turned woolsheds into sell-out theatres, touring extensively across Aotearoa, Australia, and the UK.

A recent arrival to Ōtautahi, she appears regularly with The Court Jesters and the Feminist Clown Posse.

This is Emma’s Court Theatre debut. Other theatre highlights include Wild Bees (dir. Stuart Devinie), Close City (dir. Egle Simkeviciute), and solo shows Silk (dir. Danielle Cormack), Coral (dir. Trygve Wakenshaw), and Wobbly (dir. Tessa Waters).

On screen, she’s appeared most recently in Shortland Street, Double Parked, and One of Us is Lying. Her first feature film, Sons of a Bitch (writer/performer), is currently in production. 

Emma holds a Master of Screenwriting (First Class Hons), AUT, Tamaki Makaurau.