National Theatre of Scotland and Lepus Productions - KELI
11 to 14 June at 7.30pm
Including:
11 June, 7.30pm captioned performance
*12 June, 7.30pm BSL interpreted and audio described performance
14 June, 2.30pm matinee
‘The skill, the craft, is in controlling the pressure.’
KELI tells the story of a fiery, sharp-witted teenager in a former mining town. Coal means little to Keli, but the mine's left music in the blood of the town.
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.
When the chance to change everything arises, can Keli keep a lid on it all?
KELI is set to a live brass score by Ivor Novello winner Martin Green (Lau) and each performance includes an appearance from a full brass band – featuring either Whitburn Band or Kingdom Brass.
Marking 40 years since the miners' strikes and featuring a sharp, hilarious script, KELI is a gripping show about community, creativity, and music.
“Riveting" - The Guardian (on KELI Audio Drama)
ACCESS
*The performance on 12 June also includes a touch tour starting at 6.30pm
T: Transcript can be provided on request
Audience notes
Contains Strong Language
Recommended for ages 14+
Running time - 2 hrs including a 20min interval
Written and composed by Martin Green
Directed by Bryony Shanahan
Produced by National Theatre of Scotland and Lepus Productions
CAST
Liberty Black
Karen Fishwick
Olivia Hemmati
Billy Mack
Andrew McMillan
Hannah Mbuya
Phil McKee
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 tours to Macrobert, Stirling; Lyceum, Edinburgh; Perth Theatre; Dundee Rep and Tramway, from 10 May 2025
Header image Mihaela Bodlovic