Ellen Ritchie

Ellen Ritchie is a writer from North-East Scotland, now based in London.

Ellen’s latest play, To Be A Bat, has been developed with support from Francesca Moody Production’s Shedinburgh and Traverse Theatre as part of the Shed Originals Script Development Programme, with WIP presentations at the Edinburgh Fringe and The Young Vic.

Her debut play, Hotdog, was produced by A Play, A Pie and A Pint in association with Traverse Theatre and Macrobert Arts Centre in Spring 2024.

Ellen has been shortlisted for the St Andrews Playwriting Award 2022 and the Peter Shaffer Postgraduate award for Playwriting with Trinity College Cambridge. She has also previously been longlisted for the David Maclennan Award 2022, and 37 Plays with Royal Shakespeare Company. In 2020/21, Ellen was a mentored playwright with Playwrights Studio Scotland.