Draft:Edith Vernes

Edith Vernes is an actress, director, and acting coach, who has worked in the fields of theatre, cinema, and television in both France and the UK. She began her career in Paris, creating her own acting school, "Studio Alambic," in 2005. In 2012, she moved to London, where she founded "So French Production," a company focused on producing plays and teaching acting in French.

Career
Vernes trained at the Conservatoire with Gérard Desartre, then began her career in Paris, creating her own acting school, "Studio Alambic," in 2005.

In 2012, she moved to London, where she founded "So French Production," a company focused on producing plays. Vernes began her career with a debut in Hamlet (William Shakespeare) directed by Patrice Chéreau. She has since performed leading roles in various productions such as Andromaque (Racine) directed by Christophe Lidon, Blessures Mortelles (Garcia Lorca) by Jean Réno, Les Directeurs (Daniel Besse) by Etienne Bierry, and Lettres d’une Religieuse Portugaise by Jean Laurent Cochet. In London, she continued her career with performances in French with English surtitles, working closely with director Marianne Badrichani on productions like Trois ruptures (Rémi de Vos), Dinner at the Smiths (Ionesco), Sacha Guitry ma fille et moi (Guitry), and Je t’aime moi non plus (texts from Molière).

Theatre

 * 1989: Il faut qu’une porte soit ouverte ou fermée - By Alfred de Musset, Directed by Jacques Toja, Theatre du Palais Royal
 * 1990: Hamlet - By WIlliam Shakespeare, Directed by Patrice Chéreau, Grande Halle .Villette and International Tour
 * 1992: La prose du transsibérien - By Blaise Cendrars, Directed by Jean Réno
 * 1992: Blessures mortelles - By Garcia Lorca, Directed by Jean Réno
 * 1993: Lettres d’une religieuse portugaise - By Gabriel de Guilleragues, Directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet
 * 1994: Fausse alerte/Villa à vendre - By Sacha Guitry, Directed by JP Germain, Jardins-Palais Royal
 * 1994: L’ours, Une demande en mariage - By Tchekov, Directed by Sophie Guiter, Athlétic
 * 1995-1996: Andromaque - By Racine, Directed by Christophe Lidon, Avignon-Sorano-Theatre Mouffetard, Paris
 * 1996: Eugène et Georges - By Feydeau et Labiche, Directed by JG. Davy, Athlétic, Neuilly-sur-Seine
 * 1997: Voix de garage - By F. Parisot, Directed by Christophe Lidon, Athlétic, Neuilly-sur-Seine
 * 1998: Le fantôme de Léa - By JB Bester, Directed by Christophe Lidon, Studio des Champs Elysées, Paris
 * 2003: Les directeurs - By Daniel Besse, Directed by Etienne Bierry, Poche Montparnasse, Paris
 * 2005: Salome - By Oscar Wilde, Directed by Maria Madau, L’onde Vélisy
 * 2006: Des yeux de soie - By Françoise Sagan, Directed by Christophe Lidon, Lucernaire, Paris
 * 2008: The Bug - By Richard Strand, Directed by Béata Nilska, Theatre La Bruyère, Paris
 * 2012: Isadora Duncan - By Philippe Honoré, Directed by Maria Madau, Ambassade de Roumanie
 * 2011-2013: Discours sur le bonheur - By Emilie du Châtelet, Directed by Béata Nilska, Lucernaire, Institut français de Londres
 * 2014-2015: Trois ruptures - By Rémi de Vos, Directed by Marianne Badrichani, Chelsea Theatre/Print Rom/Beijing
 * 2016: Je suis un merle blanc - By Alfred de Musset, Directed by Béata Nilska, Drayton Arms, London
 * 2017: Dinner at the Smith’s - By Eugène Ionesco, Directed by Marianne Badrichani, London and Paris
 * 2018-2019: Sacha Guitry, ma fille et moi - Based on the work of Sacha Guitry, Directed by Marianne Badrichani, Drayton Arms-Playground, London
 * 2022-2023: Je t’aime moi non plus - Texts by Molière, Directed by Marianne Badrichani, Chelsea Theatre/French Institute of London and Edinburgh/Paris Le Petit Montparnasse

Cinema

 * 1992: Loulou graffiti - Directed by Christian Lejalé
 * 1993: Les marmottes - Directed by Elie Chouraqui
 * 1994: La folie douce - Directed by Frédéric Jardin
 * 1999: Un pur moment de rock and roll - Directed by Manuel Boursinhac
 * 2016: L’origine de la violence - Directed by Elie Chouraqui

Television

 * 1991: Road to Ruin - Directed by Charlotte Brandstrom
 * 1996: Cubic - Directed by Thomas Chabrol
 * 1998: Avocats et associés - Directed by Philippe Triboit
 * 2016: War & Peace - Directed by Tom Harper, BBC
 * 2021: Giles (Play on Zoom) - Directed by Chris Campbell

Director

 * 2010: Délire à deux - By Eugène Ionesco, Lucernaire, Paris
 * 2014: Je dois tout à ma mère - By Phillipe Honoré, Lucernaire, Paris