16/06/2026
💥 Next up on team My Villain Era: Emma Nielsen & Lottie Brent
🎭 Both Leeds Conservatoire graduates, they joined Dark Horse last year as rehearsal room assistants and have been part of the creation process of My Villain Era from the very start.
🥸 Emma is an Actor-Singer and Puppeteer from Sheffield with a passion for Northern work and lover of comedy.
👉 Emma also works as a creative assistant, credits include: Anatomy of a Su***de, A. Palmer, Intimacy Captain on The Crucible, J. Young and more, and over summer will be assisting with York Theatre Royal, for their young company production of 'Wendy & Peter'. As a performer she's worked with companies like
Sam Teale productions, Slunglow, Sheffield Theatres & more
😍 Emma told us that a standout takeaway from her year is mastering the Silent Approach which she looks forward to applying as she advances in her career.
✊ Lottie is an actor, writer, and singer from Southampton with a passion for epic and gritty political theatre. Her play Aftermath looks at the dangers of spiking and women’s issues through the lens of a father.
🤩 Lottie has worked with companies like The Discarded Nut, Falling Stars Theatre, Leeds Playhouse/ Leeds Conservatoire), Sunglow and more.
🪩 Lottie told us that Dark Horse students have taught her a lot about advocating for yourself and others in a professional setting, and that no two rehearsal rooms are the same. In the future, she wants to run movement workshops for disabled and/or neurodiverse people and the skills she has developed over the past year will be crucial in working towards that.
💥 We can't stress enough how wonderful it's been to have Emma and Lottie on the team, and we're excited to see where their careers take them!
