Mel Kenyon

As Head of Theatre and Company Director at Casarotto Ramsay & Associates Ltd, Mel Kenyon is one of the most influential people working in theatre today. Beginning her career at the Royal Court theatre and rising to the key position of Literary Manager by the age of 25, Mel has gone onto forge the careers of many of the industry’s most prestigious playwrights, screenwriters, theatre directors and designers during her three decades at Casarotto.

Her multi award-winning clients include writers Sir David Hare, Sir. Christopher Hampton, Caryl Churchill, David Greig, David Harrower, Zinnie Harris, Simon Stephens, Dennis Kelly, Lucy Kirkwood, Danny Lee Wynter, and the late Sarah Kane. Directing talent includes John Tiffany OBE, Polly Findlay, John Crowley, Ed Hall and Tamara Harvey and designers include Bunny Christie OBE, Rae Smith, and Vicki Mortimer.

Mel also represents all worldwide theatre rights for Neil Gaiman, the Roald Dahl Story Company and Tennessee Williams. Fiercely loyal and protective of her clients, Mel Kenyon remains one of the most distinctive and respected figures in British literary agenting.