Ellie Keel

Producer

Biography

Ellie Keel is a theatre producer and founder director of the Women’s Prize for Playwriting

Recent Articles

The current theatre ecosystem is an obstacle to bold new writing

OpinionNov 28, 2023

Feeling uneasy after viewing new plays in the West End, producer and co-founder of the Women’s Prize for Playwriting Ellie Keel looks at the treacherous conditions for writers throughout the theatre ecosystem

Worth the risk? Why producers really gamble on new shows

OpinionSep 20, 2023

Producer Ellie Keel took three shows to the Edinburgh Fringe this year. All new. All unsubsidised. Why would she want to take the risk? She explains what motivates her to keep being bold with the work and artists that she chooses to take on

Edinburgh focus | Keeping it all on track: a producer’s journey to Edinburgh Fringe

OpinionAug 2, 2023

Cancelled transport, funding delays, empty accounts, five-hour train journeys: producer Ellie Keel handles all of this, and more, before 10am. She takes us on her journey to Edinburgh as she prepares to take three shows to the festival

What it would take for me to return to Edinburgh Fringe next year

OpinionOct 4, 2022

After a successful Edinburgh Fringe, producer Ellie Keel dissects the challenges of taking a show to the festival in 2022, the problems it represents and whether she would return to Edinburgh again