Wils Wilson

Wils is one of Scotland’s leading theatre directors, known for imaginative and challenging reinterpretations of new and classic texts, playful theatricality and innovative audience engagement. Her work has received numerous awards nationally and internationally, including a Drama Desk Award, Best Director Awards (CATS Awards, Welsh Theatre Awards), Manchester Evening News Awards and nominations for Olivier and LA Critics’ Circle Awards. She was Co-Artistic Director of wilson+wilson 1997-2007 and Associate Director at Edinburgh Lyceum Theatre 2016-2024. She is one half of Edinburgh-based experimental duo ghostbag. Stand out productions include The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart (National Theatre of Scotland), Life is a Dream (Edinburgh Lyceum), I Want My Hat Back (National Theatre), Gastronauts (Royal Court), Praxis Makes Perfect (National Theatre Wales) and Two Sisters (Edinburgh Lyceum/Malmö Stadstheater), and Macbeth (Royal Shakespeare Company).