The actor on her playwriting debut, Hole, at the Royal Court, the power of Beyoncé, and the pleasures of Vanity Fair Ellie Kendrick, 28, is an actor and writer. She started acting professionally as a teenager, starring in the BBC’s _The Diary of Anne Frank_ while still at school in Kent. She has since appeared in _Game of Thrones_, Mike Bartlett’s _Press _on BBC One, ITV’s recent adaptation of _Vanity Fai_r, Hope Dickson Leach’s acclaimed 2017 film _The Levelling_, and has performed at London’s Royal Court, Hampstead and Globe theatres. _Hole_, Kendrick’s professional debut as a playwright, is at the Royal Court until 12 January. She lives in south London. TELL US ABOUT YOUR PLAY, HOLE... It’s a show with an all-female cast, and features Greek myths, songs, astrophysics, feminist politics and a giant fluffy pink hole! I wrote it in 2016, on one of the Royal Court’s writing groups. Continue reading...
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