Imy Wyatt Corner is a stage director based in London working across theatre and opera.
Currently she is a Jette Parker Directing Associate at Royal Opera House.
As director her work has spanned traditional theatre spaces such as Arcola Theatre, SOHO Theatre, Park Theatre & International Theatre Frankfurt and site specific spaces such as a DIY Skatepark and a cafe on Kilburn High Road. Her last few shows have had live musical accompaniment.
As Associate/ Assistant Director she has worked in the West End, on UK Tours with Theatre Royal Bath and extensively at Kiln Theatre. In 2027 she will assist on Aida at Royal Opera House.
Her work won a Fringe First Award (BEASTS by Mandi Chivasa) and the Charlie Hartill Award (DUCK by maatin). She was awarded both the Nicole Kidman Bursary from MGC Futures to write and develop her debut play with the Kiln Theatre, and a DYCP grant from Arts Council England to explore opera direction. She was shortlisted for the RTST Sir Peter Hall Award in 2025.
She was Mackintosh Resident Assistant Director at Kiln Theatre from 2024-5, Artistic Associate at the Arcola Theatre from 2023-4, and Creative Associate at Jermyn Street Theatre from 2022-23. She has spoken on industry panels at the V&A Museum, Pleasance Theatre, and New York University, and was guest director at the University of Cambridge. In 2024, she contributed a chapter to 50 Years of Feminist Theatre: Then and Now (Aurora Metro).
She also works as a freelance dramaturg and script reader and has worked with theatres such as Hampstead Theatre, Kiln Theatre and Arcola Theatre.
She trained on the Drama Directing MA at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.