Emily began working in the theatre at a very young age, most often for her parents' company, Kevin Wood Productions. On leaving Oxford University where she gained a degree in French and Italian literature. Emily spent four years working as a production manager on films all over the world. But even shooting with Nicole Kidman in New York wasn't enough to keep her away from the lure of the family business. In 2003 she returned to the UK to produce pantomimes alongside her father. Maintaining the family feel of the company, Emily now runs Evolution with her husband Paul Hendy. Fittingly, Emily and Paul met during a pantomime run -Beauty and the Beast at The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury in 1997. Probably, their best production to date is their little boy Freddie!