Ella Simms

Director

I'm a drama and life skills teacher working in disadvantaged areas, currently making educational shorts during Covid.

I make irreverent, joyful work about tough issues.

My last show, made in partnership with the arcola was a comedy on surviving sexual trauma.

Recently made a video for one of my fave directors (Josie Rourke) that was v silly and has hopefully secured me a coffee when all this is over.

Nadia Latif's Fairview was a huge catalyst for me at the start of the year

I'm interested in black-mirroresque, dark comedies that empower and call for change

Credits

Writer/co-director/Performer, Not My Boy, Arcola, Vault Festival, Rich Mix, Greenwich Uni, 2017

Assistant, the doctor is in, Camden people's theatre 2016

Writer/Performer, the coping chapter, Camden people's theatre, 2015

Assistant, best little whorehouse in texas, GETINTHEBACKOFTHEVAN, Spill Festival 2014
Director, keep your coins, Camden peoples theatre, 2014

Actor, NT Young Studios, Adele Thomas 2014

Will add more later

Training

NT Young Studios, Prospero Theatre, Network Theatre, immediate theatre, Mark Johnson, Hannah Ballou, Louise Orwin

Location

London

Experience

2-5 years

What I do

  • Devising
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Singing
  • Performance Art
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Street Theatre
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with learning disabled adults / children
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Writing

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