KELI tells the story of a fiery, sharp witted seventeen year-old in a former mining town. Coal means little to Keli, but the mines left music in the blood of this place.
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As the best player her brass band has ever had, music is easy. Everything else is a fight. Feeling trapped in small-town life, pressure mounts.
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'The skill, the craft, is in controlling the pressure'
When the chance to change everything arises, can Keli keep a lid on it all?
Marking 40 years since the miners' strikes and featuring a sharp, hilarious script and live brass score by Ivor Novello winner Martin Green, KELI is a gripping show about community, creativity, and music.
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KELI will be touring all over Scotland in May and June 2025.
Find out more and book tickets here.
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"Riveting"
The Guardian (on KELI Audio Drama)
Creative Team
Martin Green
Writer/Composer
Bryony Shanahan
Director
Martin Atkinson
Producer
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Produced by
National Theatre of Scotland and Lepus Productions
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KELI was developed with National Theatre of Scotland and The National Theatre, London’s Generate programme and was originally commissioned as an audio drama by The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh.
KELI was developed with the support of Creative Scotland and The Space. The music for KELI, Split the Air, was originally commissioned by PRS Foundation for the New Music Biennial at The Southbank Centre, and UK City of Culture.
KELI by Martin Green
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