Keeper
By Ellen Brammar
Stage@TheDock
Saturday 19 July, 7.30-9.30pm
Presented with the keynote speech by Ola Animashawun
Sunday 20 July, 11.30am-1.00pm
Presented with The Pull Up by Sean Climie
£3-10 (Pay What You Decide)
Artwork by Chandni Soren
Jess and Ben are going to spend their lives together, it feels so obvious, as though it is pre-written.
Meeting for the first time on a blind date the air sparks and their skin tingles with the anticipation that this is it. This person is the one.
Unfortunately for Jess, she’s not here to fall in love, she’s got a mission to complete and this inconvenient attraction to Ben isn’t going to stop that.
All plays will be performed script-in-hand, by professional actors, after a short rehearsal period.
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Themes of coercion and control. Mentions of death and dying, sexual abuse and murder, with strong language.
Age recommendation 14+, with parental discretion. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
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The keynote speech, by Ola Animashawun, will be presented with Keeper on Saturday 19 July. Only one ticket is required.
The Pull Up, by Sean Climie, will be presented with Keeper on Sunday 20 July. Only one ticket is required.
Meet Ellen in our Meet the Writers events, each morning of the festival at 9:30am at Stage@TheDock.
Tickets
Credits
Writer
Ellen is a Hull-based writer. She has had two plays produced by Middle Child, I Hate Alone and Modest, the latter of which toured the country and closed at the Kiln Theatre in London in 2023.
She was one of BBC’s Northern Voices in 2020, where she turned I Hate Alone into a TV pilot.
Ellen lives in Hull with her husband and two young children.
Cast
Ben
Jack Chamberlain
Jess
Alice Beaumont
Creative and Production Team
Director
Mark Babych
Dramaturg
Matthew May
Deputy Stage Manager
Jane Williamson