elinor [eli] lower (they/them) is a director, dramaturg + writer based in Bristol.
spanning theatre, film and other live + text-based forms, their work wrestles / dances with form, rebellion, queerness, environment, (multi)linguality, tenderness and teamwork.
eli’s past work includes I, Joan (Arts University Bournemouth), Phone Piece (Paraorchestra), and Opal Fruits by Holly Beasley-Garrigan (Bristol Old Vic / Pleasance Courtyard).
they were the recipient of the 2024 winter residency @ pervasive media studio, to develop a new immersive work [we meet in the woods].
in film, their debut micro-short DEAD WIFE HUG (2025) won Best 48-Hour Film at Two Short Nights Film Festival. in 2024, they were longlisted for the First-Time Filmmaker Award by Academy Award-winning production company Slick Films, and in 2025 reached the top 10% of the BBC Writers’ Open Call.
they were the Interim Assistant Producer of New Work at Bristol Old Vic (2022-23), and lecture at Bristol School of Acting’s BA Theatremaking. they are a script reader for the egg theatre, Theatre Royal Bath and Bristol Old Vic.
spanning theatre, film and other live + text-based forms, their work wrestles / dances with form, rebellion, queerness, environment, (multi)linguality, tenderness and teamwork.
eli’s past work includes I, Joan (Arts University Bournemouth), Phone Piece (Paraorchestra), and Opal Fruits by Holly Beasley-Garrigan (Bristol Old Vic / Pleasance Courtyard).
they were the recipient of the 2024 winter residency @ pervasive media studio, to develop a new immersive work [we meet in the woods].
in film, their debut micro-short DEAD WIFE HUG (2025) won Best 48-Hour Film at Two Short Nights Film Festival. in 2024, they were longlisted for the First-Time Filmmaker Award by Academy Award-winning production company Slick Films, and in 2025 reached the top 10% of the BBC Writers’ Open Call.
they were the Interim Assistant Producer of New Work at Bristol Old Vic (2022-23), and lecture at Bristol School of Acting’s BA Theatremaking. they are a script reader for the egg theatre, Theatre Royal Bath and Bristol Old Vic.
