ABSTRACT
Edith Craig's (1869–1947) innovative approach to the coherent design of a production emerged at a time when the role of the director itself, rather than producer or stage manager, was becoming established. As a director, she was influenced by her training as an actor and her accomplishments in costume design and making. She had acquired detailed practical knowledge of all aspects of stagecraft and applied this expertise to her numerous productions ranging across dramatic forms and historical periods. Unlike her more famous sibling, Edward Gordon Craig, Edith Craig chose not to document her theory or theatre practice. An article in 1907 therefore provides an invaluable snapshot of her directorial approach at a pivotal moment in her own career, for women in theatre and activists campaigning for women's independence and enfranchisement.
