Euphoria

Emily Steel is originally from Wales and has lived in Adelaide since 2010. As a playwright, her recent work includes: Euphoria (Country Arts SA/State Theatre Company SA; Community and Youth Theatre Award, AWGIES), How Not To Make It In America (Theatre Republic), 19 weeks (Jill Blewett Playwright's Award, Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature 2018; Best Theatre Award, Adelaide Fringe 2017), and Impersonal Space (with Company AT). Her audio plays include: 19 weeks (Audio Award, AWGIES 2019, BBC Audio Drama Awards 2019), Frank and the Bear, Bite and Boom Boom, all broadcast on BBC Radio 4. She came up with the original concept and was one of the core writers for State Theatre Company SA/ActNow's Decameron 2.0 (Best Work Outside a Festival, Ruby Awards 2021). She has taught playwriting at the University of Adelaide and the Adelaide College of the Arts, mentored young writers for ATYP, Carclew and Helpmann, and worked with Country Arts SA in regional communities. She trained as an actor at the Oxford School of Drama and completed the Writers' Programme at the Royal Court Theatre, London. She has a BA (Honours) in English Language and Literature from Oxford University. She is currently working on The Garden for Theatre Republic, and Housework, a new play about women and politics, commissioned by STCSA and supported by a residency with the Assemblage Centre for Creative Arts at Flinders University.