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British writer (b. 1991)
Ella Road (née Waldman, born 24 August 1991) is a British
screenwriter ,
playwright and
actor .
[1] She is best known for her stage-play
The Phlebotomist .
Career
Road grew up in
Archway and attended
Dame Alice Owen's School , a state school in Potters Bar.
[2]
[3] She studied English at
Somerville College, Oxford , and then earned a postgraduate degree in acting from
Oxford School of Drama .
[4]
[5] According to
The Daily Telegraph , Road began writing her first play soon after completing her acting training in order to find more creative agency.
[6]
Theatre
In 2018 Road's debut play
The Phlebotomist premiered at
Hampstead Theatre , directed by
Sam Yates and starring
Jade Anouka .
[7] The play is work of science-fiction exploring questions around genetic ethics.
[8] In 2019 The Phlebotomist received an
Olivier Award nomination for
Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre , and was a finalist for the
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize .
[9]
[10] Later that year Road adapted it into a
radio drama for
BBC Radio 3 .
[11] In 2020 the play was translated into German under the title Die Laborantin , leading to productions across Germany and Austria, and it became the most performed new play in the German language of 2021.
[12]
[13]
In December 2021 Road's play Fair Play premiered at the
Bush Theatre , produced in association with
Sonia Friedman Productions .
[14]
[15] Fair Play explores the scrutinisation of women's bodies in sport, focusing on the experience of women athletes banned under
IOC guidelines for having
naturally elevated testosterone levels .
[16] In writing the script Road drew on her own experience as a competitive runner, and also developed the play in partnership with
Intersex UK .
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[18] The international release of a filmed online stream of the production was announced for 2022.
[19]
Television
Road wrote two episodes of
Ten Percent , the British remake of the French comedy series
Call My Agent! on
Amazon Prime .
[20]
[21]
Road co-wrote, alongside
Chris Chibnall , "
Legend of the Sea Devils ", the second episode of the
2022 specials for
Doctor Who .
[22]
References
^ Marshall, Jonathan.
"BWW Interview: Ella Road Talks SOMETHING WILL DISAPPEAR" . BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
^ Allfree, Claire (19 March 2019).
"Playwright Ella Road on The Phlebotomist and dangers of gene testing" . www.standard.co.uk . Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
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"FAIR PLAY TO YOU, ELLA ROAD" . Owenians . 24 November 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
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"Literature from Somerville" . Somerville College Oxford . Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
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"Hiftu Quasem and Ella Road to work on UK remake of Call My Agent!" . The Oxford School of Drama . 18 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
^ Montgomery, Hugh (8 April 2019).
"Is Ella Road the most promising young playwright in Britain?" . The Telegraph .
ISSN
0307-1235 . Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
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"The Phlebotomist review – a gasp-worthy dystopian thriller" . the Guardian . 27 April 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
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"REVIEW: The Phlebotomist, Hampstead Theatre Upstairs ✭✭✭✭✭" . British Theatre . 29 March 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
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"Olivier awards: Company and Come from Away lead nominations" . the Guardian . 5 March 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
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"Ella Road | The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize" . www.blackburnprize.org . Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
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"BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, The Phlebotomist" . BBC . Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
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"Die Deutsche Bühne" . Die Deutsche Bühne (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
^ value, active.
"Die Laborantin" . Theaterverlage (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
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"Fair Play at Bush Theatre brilliantly blasts through the complex politics around women's bodies" . inews.co.uk . 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
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"Bush Theatre Announces The Online Broadcast of Shahid Iqbal Khan's 10 Nights and Ella Road's Fair Play" . Theatre Weekly . 16 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
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"Fair Play review – dynamic two-hander tracks gender and race in sport" . the Guardian . 9 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
^ altafrica10 (27 November 2021).
"Bush Theatre: Fair Play Cast Visit Crystal Palace Stadium" . Alt A Review . Retrieved 22 December 2021 . {{
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"Fair Play" . bushtheatre.co.uk . Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
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"Bush Theatre to release Shahid Iqbal Khan's 10 Nights and Ella Road's Fair Play online" . WhatsOnStage . 16 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
^ Andreeva, Andreas Wiseman,Nellie; Wiseman, Andreas; Andreeva, Nellie (6 May 2021).
" 'Call My Agent!' UK Remake: Lydia Leonard, Jack Davenport, Jim Broadbent Among Cast; Series Details Revealed Ahead Of Shoot" . Deadline . Retrieved 22 December 2021 . {{
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link )
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Call My Agent (UK) (Comedy), BRON Studios, Headline Pictures, retrieved 22 December 2021
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"Doctor Who 2022 Specials: news, writers and directors" . CultBox . 16 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
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