Nathan Ellis

Writer

Biography

Nathan Ellis is the writer of work.txt (★★★★★The Guardian), SUPER HIGH RESOLUTION, (★★★★★ Daily Mail), INSTRUCTIONS (Fringe First Award Winner)He is the Artistic Director of theatre company SUBJECT OBJECT. He has been a member of the Royal Court Invitation Writers’ Supergroup, Channel 4 Screenwriting Group and the BBC Writers Room Drama Room.

Credits

In Development

Production Company Notes
UNTITLED COMMISSION Fifth Word Theatre
UNTITLED COMMISSION Soho Theatre
SUPER HIGH RESOLUTION Walker & Worm

Film adaptation

THE CUCKOO Origin Pictures

TV series

KILL YOUR PARENTS Wildcat Pictures

Original series

Television

Production Company Notes
WHEN THEY ALL VANISH Feline Films

Writers Room

Theatre

Production Company Notes
INSTRUCTIONS
2025
Lyric Theatre, Belfast
INSTRUCTIONS
2024
Inside Out Theatre, Beijing
INSTRUCTIONS
2024
Edinburgh Fringe, Summerhall

*Scotsman Fringe First Award Winner

NACHTFLUG
2023
Climate Change Theatre Action
SUPER HIGH RESOLUTION
2023
Staatstheater Kassel, Germany

Dir. Manon Pfrunder

SUPER HIGH RESOLUTION
2022
Soho Theatre

Dir. Blanche McIntyre
5 stars – Daily Mail

WORK.TXT
2022
Soho Theatre, Summerhall, International Tour (Egypt, Germany, Belgium, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands)

Written & Directed by Nathan Ellis
5 stars – The Guardian
*Best Theatre Adelaide Fringe
*Innovation Award Dublin Fringe

US IN THE PAST
2021
Climate Change Theatre Action at Schauspielhaus Graz, Váci Dunakanyar Theater

Short Play

STILL LIFE
2021
Nottingham Playhouse

A piece of digital theatre collecting untold stories from Nottingham.

WORK.TXT
2019 – 2020
Yard Theatre, Bunker Theatre, New Diorama Theatre, VAULT, Summerhall

Written & Directed by Nathan
4 stars – The Guardian
*Innovation Award Nominee at VAULT Festival 2020
*The short was chosen as one of six short plays out of nearly two thousand submissions to Pintsized in 2019

NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE YOU
2018
Bunker Theatre; Pleasance, Edinburgh; Nottingham Playhouse and National Tour

Dir. Charlotte Fraser
Experimental play about alienation and insomnia.
“a strikingly mature work.” -​ The Stage, 4 stars

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