Ellie Johnstone Shaw
BA Production Technology and Management Class of 2026
Specialism: Technical Stage and Automation
Bio:
Ellie Johnstone Shaw is a stage technician specialising in flys and automation, with experience across large-scale and studio productions. She studied Technical Stage and Automation at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where she held leadership roles including Head of Flys and Automation for Afterlife and Amélie, and Head of Stage for Three Winters and When the Rain Stops Falling. Alongside her training, Ellie gained professional experience at the Citizens Theatre, working as Flys 2 and FOHs 2 on Beauty and the Beast. She is passionate about the collaborative and problem-solving aspects of technical theatre and is committed to continuing to develop her skills across a variety of productions.
Skills:
- Counterweight and Hemp Flying
- At hight rigging – UK rigging 3-day course
- TAIT EpiQ Programming and opperating
- JustFX pyro training
- Vectorworks
- Load Calculating
- Writing and assessing Risk Assesments and Safe Systems of Work
- Dynamic Risk Assessing
- Rig Planning
Work Experience:
Professional:
Flys no.2 and Foys no.2 – Beauty and The Beast (Citizens Theatre), November 2025 – December 2025
Production Support Specialist – Glasgow Women’s Library Performance Sharing’s, August 2025
Stage Technician – Youth Arts Festival (Royal Conservator of Scotland Juniors), June 2025
RCS:
Head of Stage – When The Rain Stops Falling
Head of Flys and Automation – Amélie
Head of Flys – Let The Right One In
Head of Stage – Three Winters
Deputy Head of Stage – L’Infedelta Delusa
Head of Flys And Automation – Afterlife
Images
Three Winters (Head of Stage)
Amélie (Head of Flys and Automation)
