CURRENT PROJECTS:
Ellis will be writing, devising & directing three brand new musicals this year. Two for British Youth Music Theatre UK and one for Central School of Speech and Drama. Watch this space for more information!
Ellis will be writing, devising & directing three brand new musicals this year. Two for British Youth Music Theatre UK and one for Central School of Speech and Drama. Watch this space for more information!
RECENT DIRECTING & WRITING CREDITS INCLUDE:
NURSERY CRIMES for Singapore Repertory Theatre. (Co-written & co-directed with Kate Golledge)
NURSERY CRIMES for Singapore Repertory Theatre. (Co-written & co-directed with Kate Golledge)
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THE CHILDREN OF THE NEW FOREST at the Plymouth Barbican. (Director)
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DEMONS. (Director)
Composer: Elizabeth Charlesworth
A new 10 minute musical based on a short story by Neil Gaiman, for RICHMIX's Lowdown Scratch Night.
Composer: Elizabeth Charlesworth
A new 10 minute musical based on a short story by Neil Gaiman, for RICHMIX's Lowdown Scratch Night.
CHARLOTTE'S WEB for Singapore Repertory Theatre. (Director)
Nominated for Best Children's Show in the Straits Times Awards.
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MAELSTROM - Legends of the Underworld: (Writer & Director) Composer: Lori Watson. Choreographer: Deborah Galloway. A new musical which premiered at the Lemon Tree Theatre in Aberdeen. Part of Aberdeen International Youth Festival. Descend into the dark mystical world at the heart of the MAELSTRØM - Legends of the Underworld. When an independent documentary team throw a mannequin (affectionately called 'the Hag’) dressed in a life jacket, go-pro cam and depth gauge into the Corryvreckan maelstrom off the coast of Scotland, we’re swiftly dragged to the abstract, ambient Cauldron of the Speckled Seas, where essences of nature rule and fierce Highland kelpies meet tragic Nordic Kings. The combines an abstract ambient mix of folk/choral song, movement, multi-media and folklore, following the journey of 'Hag’ to the heart of the maelstrom, a powerful place where the essences of Scotland and Norway meet. |
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THE MIDNIGHT FLOWER PRESS (Writer & Director) A new musical for 11-18 year olds. Premiered at The Barbican Theatre, Plymouth. Join the fight for freedom, but trust no-one... The Midnight Flower Press is a powerful and adventurous drama set during Britain's Industrial Revolution, where a courageous gang of kids take on the corrupt powers that be, have their say, and set the wheels in motion to help change the future lives of all children to come. View production pictures here |
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HARINGEY SHED & UPSWING CIRCUS (Writer & Director) A new adaptation of Anderson's The Ugly Duckling for Haringey Shed and Upswing Circus. FREAK OR UNIQUE was performed in August with a wonderfully talented inclusive cast. |
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STORM
(Writer/Director/Performer) Workshopped at the Menier Gallery. Is Life worth living? There is something missing - a connection to something bigger perhaps. But all the Gods and Goddesses are long since forgotten...arn't they? With only one day left before oblivion a lone sailor sets out to fight the storm within and finds himself caught up in social uprising of Godly proportions! 'Underneath the North star |
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BERTIE BROWN'S BIT'N'BOB SHOP (Writer/Director)
Written especially for Museums, this brand new musical for 6-11 year olds takes us on a journey through Adventuria using objects from the Museum Of Magic!
Join Doogie, Grandpa and Wotzit on their frantic storytelling quest!
Composed by: Andy Collyer
Image: denise carbonell www.metalthread.com
Join Doogie, Grandpa and Wotzit on their frantic storytelling quest!
Composed by: Andy Collyer
Image: denise carbonell www.metalthread.com
THE DARK DARK... (Writer & Director)
'The dark dark comes...
Seeps... Looms... Thud! It comes...' An ensemble play for young people |
Kaya Fon has no gift. Unlike all the others. The tyrant Meepsie King's soliders are everywhere. How will he possibly survive The Great Catch with the dark dark on the loose... Written in broken poetry with a large cast of characters The dark dark... is also ideal for youth theatres and schools. Workshopped at Theatre503 in London with a strong cast of creatives, exploring text, physical theatre and puppetry. It is now in further development. |
MUSICALS FOR YMTUK.
YOUTH MUSIC THEATRE UK (WRITER/DIRECTOR)
YOUTH MUSIC THEATRE UK (WRITER/DIRECTOR)
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CHILDREN OF THE NEW FOREST. Plymouth Barbican MAELSTROM - Legends of the Underworld. Aberdeen THE MIDNIGHT FLOWER PRESS. Plymouth VORTEX. Edinburgh LOST LEGENDS OF SLEEPY HOLLOW. Edinburgh LULLABYE OF BROADWAY. THE FOREST A DRUG CALLED LOVE |
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CHILDREN'S BOOKS
THE HIPPOPOTABEE
Join Hippo and his friend Bee having fun in the depths of the jungle, where the big leaves dangle, where the trees grow tall and the vines all tangle...!
The Hippopotabee is a children's picture book for 3-7 year olds. |
LITTLE LORD PAUL OF HERITAGE HALL
'A right royal rumpus! '
Come join in the hoo-har at Heritage Hall this summer when Paul Winner and his squatter friends turn the tumbledown mansion into Charleston's (Top-Secret) Academy For the Sportily Gifted! But be quick - before the dastardly Edgar Pickles ruins everything...! Book 1 in a series for 8-12 year olds. |
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CONTACT FOR DIRECTING ENQUIRIES & WRITING COMMISSIONS If you'd like to contact me regarding any directing or theatre writing work please send me an email. (Link top-right of page) |
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