Eloise Pennycott

Burnham-on-Crouch, United Kingdom

Eloise is a writer, actor, and fight director raised in the Dengie Peninsula who lost her hearing at the age of 11, and whilst she has cochlear implants, prefers using sign language. Aged 17 she made her writing debut at the National Theatre, with award winning play Barrier(s). Since then, she has continued to make work championing deaf and queer perspectives, working with Deafinitely Theatre, HighTide, CRIPtic Arts. As an actor, Eloise is best known for playing Daisy in BBC’s Phoenix Rise. Other credits include Lord of the Flies (Leeds Playhouse) and The Power (Prime Video). Fight directing credits include Galatea (Brighton Festival) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (NYMT).