Elise Lamb

Described as having an “evocative, masterful & iconic” style, Elise (she/her) is an award-winning actor, writer and director of theatre & film.

Starting out her impressive 20 year career (to date) as a teenager playing Batgirl at Warner Bros. Movie World and a graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, Elise has evolved into a rare and unique hybrid artist with a talent for telling visually engaging and emotionally nuanced stories.

Elise's debut full-length play 'The Australian Girl' premiered at Theatre N16 after development at The Old Vic Theatre Lab and National Theatre Writer's Group. The screen adaptation of the play was Long-listed for the Australian Writers' Guild Monte Miller Award and was Runner-up in the Raindance Script Competition.

As a filmmaker, Elise’s short film ‘The Wilted Rose’ premiered in competition at the 2023 Brisbane International Film Festival where it won Best Brisbane Short Film and was a contender for the AACTA Award (Australian equivalent of an Oscar). The film was a collaboration with not-for-profit organisation The Centre For Women & Co. to raise awareness for Domestic Violence.

For more about Elise's work visit: www.eliselamb.com

Credits

DIRECTOR/DRAMATURGE, Bloom Girl, Thomas Dixon Centre, 2023

PLAYWRIGHT/PERFORMER, Deeds, Not Words, Brisbane Arts Theatre, 2021

PLAYWRIGHT/PERFORMER, Deeds, Not Words, Brisbane Powerhouse / Short + Sweet Theatre Festival, 2019

PLAYWRIGHT/PERFORMER, Lost In Bank, Greenwich Theatre, 2018

DEVISER, Paper Straws, Pear Shaped Plays / Dir. Jessica Daniels, Research & Development, 2018

PLAYWRIGHT/PERFORMER, Deeds, Not Words, Pleasance Theatre, 2018

DEVISER/PERFORMER, Fixed Action Pattern, The Vaults / Theatre 1880, 2017

PLAYWRIGHT/PRODUCER/PERFORMER, The Australian Girl, Theatre N16, 2017

DIRECTOR/PLAYWRIGHT/PERFORMER, A Dance of Two Sisters, Pleasance Theatre, 2017

DEVISER, The Winter's Tale, Young Vic / Dir. Maria Aberg, Research & Development, 2017

DEVISER, The Master Builder, Young Vic / Dir. Jeff James, Research & Development, 2017

PRODUCER/PERFORMER, Keep Them Close, Battersea Arts Centre / Theatre 1880, 2017

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Petticoat, Petticoat, The Vaults / Theatre 1880, 2016

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Us, The Vaults / Theatre 1880, 2016

DIRECTOR/PLAYWRIGHT/PERFORMER, The Australian Girl, Stockwell Playhouse, 2016

DEVISER, Handle With Care, Dante or Die, Research & Development, 2015

PRODUCER/PERFORMER, The Last Flapper, Brisbane Fringe Festival, 2015

DIRECTOR, Elvis Is Dead, The Arts Centre Gold Coast / Short + Sweet Theatre Festival, 2015

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Noises Off, Brisbane Arts Theatre, 2015

DIRECTOR, The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare [Abridged], Brisbane Arts Theatre, 2015

Training

Royal Central School of Speech & Drama (RCSSD), Master of Arts in Advanced Theatre Practice
London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA), Diploma in Classical Acting
National Theatre Writers' Group