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CURRENT & UPCOMING PROJECTS


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MAY 2022
His new play 
PLAYMAKERS, co-written & co-directed with Kate Golledge, is now touring Singapore schools with Singapore Repertory Theatre's 'The Little Company'.
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Jack & The Beanstalk that Ellis co-directed with Estelle Van Warmello and worked on script development alongside and Estelle, Madi MacMahon and writer Lyndsay Maples at Hereford Courtyard Theatre, has been nominated for BEST SHOW and BEST SCRIPT in The Pantomime Awards! 
2022
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DECEMBER -
Ellis is currently playing Belmont in BEAUTY & THE BEAST at Hereford Courtyard. He also Co-Directed the production and worked as ScriptDeveloper/Dramaturg.
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​SEPTEMBER  - Ellis directed the UK Premier of the Off-Broadway smash-hit musical STRANGER SINGS! The Parody Musical for The Vaults Theatre, London. 
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2022
JUNE & JULY
Ellis played Prospero in THE TEMPEST for Shakespeare In The Squares. The production takes place in numerous glorious squares in London throughout the summer!   
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Jan 2022

Ellis is currently on the BYMT (British Youth Music Theatre) audition panel, auditioning the talented young people of the UK to be in their next season of shows!

Recently finished Co-Directing Hereford Courtyard's JACK & THE BEANSTALK.

Pre-Production for PHOENIX RISING (Working Title). A new one-woman musical.



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2021

Playing the 'baddie' in Hereford Courtyard's JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Playing Piotr Macallister-Lipinski in BBC's 'DOCTORS'
Playing the Best Man in the short film FINAL CALL for Feral Productions.
Plays Richard in the new film SHELF LIFE for Snapper Films.
Written the new musical PHOENIX RISING with Adam Gerber.
Has written the new musical NIGHTSHADE with Adam Gerber, and will be directing it for BYMT in Plymouth Aug 2021.
Co-written and co-directed the new play PLAYMAKERS for Singapore Repertory Theatre's TLC Company.

2020:
OCT:      Appears in the new VERISURE TV Advert.
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2019:
DEC:      Ellis played Ugly Sister, Fidge in CINDERELLA at Hereford Courtyard.
OCT:      
Ellis played Tyler in an extract from 'HUNGRY GHOSTS' in '11 Forgotten Plays' at the Charing Cross Theatre.
               He also directed an extract from CITIZEN GEORGE.

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AUG:     Ellis devised and directed two new musicals this   summer for BYMT:
               - HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD: AN IDIOTS GUIDE (Godalming).
               - A.L.I.C.E.IN WANDERLUST (Huddersfield, Lawrence Batley Theatre)
JULY:     Ellis created and directed WHO PUT BELLA IN THE WYCH ELM? a new musical for CENTRAL SCHOOL OF SPEECH AND DRAMA
MARCH: Performed with the wonderful charity Scene & Heard.


2018:
DEC:      Ellis played Smee in PETER PAN at Hereford Courtyard.
​SEPT:    
Ellis co-wrote and co-directed a new play, NURSERY CRIMES with Kate Golledge for Singapore Repertory Theatre. 

2017:
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NOV:      Ellis played King Allegro in Hereford Courtyard's SLEEPING BEAUTY.
AUG:      YMT see's Ellis directing their new music CHILDREN OF THE NEW FOREST at the Barbican Theatre, Plymouth.
JULY:      Ellis directs LULLABY OF BROADWAY in Hemel Hempstead
MAY:       Ellis' new TICKLE MY EPIC! creative workshop took place on Monday 29th May. more details
MARCH:  Currently in R&D for new devised show.
FEB:       Actor in WRITENIGHT at Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch.


2016:

DEC:           Ellis played Wishee-Washee in Hereford Courtyard's ALADDIN.
OCT:           Ellis co-directed CHARLOTTE'S WEB for Singapore Repertory Theatre. *BEST CHILDREN'S SHOW NOMINATION. Straits Times*
SEPT:         Performed in Morocco with the Kingdom Tenors.
AUG:          R&D work in France (with The Authentic Artist, Discipline of Freedom group) on a new potential show. Right's permitting. Fingers crossed!
JULY:         Filmed a new advert for SKODA Australia.
                   MAELSTROM, Ellis' new musical for YMT performed at the Lemon Tree Theatre, Aberdeen.
MAY:          Played the Dad in a new ACCU-CHEK commercial.
APRIL:       Filmed a commercial for PANADOL in Madrid.
MARCH:    Played Winter in SCENE & HEARD's new production OVER THE TOP
FEB:           Ellis filmed a corporate film for LONDON UNDERGROUND

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