Samantha Ellis

Samantha Ellis
Born
London, England
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Playwright and writer
Websitesamanthaellis.me.uk

Samantha Ellis is a British playwright and writer best known for her book How to be a Heroine,[1] her play How to Date a Feminist,[2] and her book Chopping Onions on my Heart.[3]

Early life

Ellis was born in London, England, to Iraqi-Jewish parents.[4][5] She studied English at Queens' College, Cambridge.

Career and works

Ellis's play The Candy Jar was produced at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1996.[6] She worked as a journalist, and wrote a column on theatrical history for The Guardian newspaper.[7]

Her play Patching Havoc was produced at Theatre503 in 2003.[8] Her radio play Sugar and Snow, set in the Kurdish community in north London, was produced on BBC Radio 4 in 2006 and given a reading at the Hampstead Theatre.[9] Her short play A Sudden Visitation of Calamity was produced at Menagerie Theatre in 2008.[10] In 2010 her play The Thousand and Second Night was produced by LAMDA. In 2010, her play Cling To Me Like Ivy, published by Nick Hern Books,[11] was produced by the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and went on tour.[12][13] In 2012, she was a founder member of women's theatre company Agent 160.[14]

Her book How to be a Heroine was published by Chatto & Windus in January 2014,[15] and her biography of Anne Brontë Take Courage: Anne Bronte and the Art of Life was published in January 2017.[16] Her third book, Chopping Onions on my Heart,[17] was published by Chatto & Windus in 2025. The Guardian called it "a linguistic feast",[18] and The Observer called it "a gift to the future".[3]

References

  1. ^ "How to be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis – review". The Guardian. 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ "How to Date a Feminist". Nick Hern Books.
  3. ^ a b Merritt, Stephanie (6 April 2025). "Chopping Onions on my Heart by Samantha Ellis review – an Iraqi Jew's celebration of an endangered culture". The Observer.
  4. ^ "VINTAGE". vintage-books.co.uk.
  5. ^ Nathan, John (11 February 2010). "Interview: Samantha Ellis". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  6. ^ Ellis, Samantha (19 August 2002). "Aaaargggh! it's Edinburgh". Prospect.
  7. ^ Ellis, Samantha. "Samantha Ellis". The Guardian. London.
  8. ^ "US". Independent.co.uk.
  9. ^ "What's On: Main Stage: Overview". Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  10. ^ "Associate Playwrights - Menagerie Theatre Company". menagerietheatre.co.uk.
  11. ^ http://nickhernbooks.co.uk/index.cfm?nid=025E2296-E2B2-4246-8FA9-9E54784CFB37&isbn=9781848420656&sr
  12. ^ Gardner, Lyn (17 February 2010). "Cling to Me Like Ivy". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  13. ^ "What's On".
  14. ^ "AGENT 160 PRESENTS Agent 160 - LAUNCH SHOW". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  15. ^ Groskop, Viv (4 January 2014). "How to be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis – review". The Guardian.
  16. ^ Goodwin, Daisy (7 January 2017). "Take Courage: Anne Brontë and the Art of Life by Samantha Ellis". The Times.
  17. ^ "Chopping Onions on my Heart". penguin.co.uk.
  18. ^ Kahn-Harris, Keith (18 April 2025). "Chopping Onions on My Heart by Samantha Ellis review – can you save a culture?". The Guardian.


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