National Theatre of Scotland and Lepus Productions - KELI

11 to 14 June at 7.30pm PLUS 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?

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.

“Riveting" - The Guardian (on KELI Audio Drama)

ACCESS AD: The performance on 12 June is Audio Described (includes touch tour at 6.30pm) C: The performance on 11 June is captioned T: Transcript can be provided on request

Audience notes Contains Strong Language Recommended for ages 14+

Running time - 80 mins no interval

Written and composed by Martin Green Directed by Bryony Shanahan

Produced by National Theatre of Scotland and Lepus Productions

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.

Image by Sandy Butler