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BREXIT: A CRY FROM THE IRISH BORDER
A new short film written by Clare Dwyer Hogg and performed by Stephen Rea; it was commissioned by the FT for its front page online, exploring the real impact of Brexit and the uncertainty of the future of the Irish border. see it here
TAXI TALES
Produced by Tamasha Theatre for the BBC’s Performance Live strand, Ishy Din’s portrait of his home town of Middlesbrough, as seen through the eyes of local taxi drivers, is now available on iPlayer. see it here
SECRET LIFE OF HUMANS OPENS IN NEW YORK
Written and directed by David Byrne, Secret Life of Humans will open May 31st as part of 59E59 Theater’s Brits Off Broadway 2018 season. more here
SECRET LIFE OF HUMANS OPENS IN NEW YORK
Written and directed by David Byrne, Secret Life of Humans will open May 31st as part of 59E59 Theater’s Brits Off Broadway 2018 season. more here
MURDERED FOR BEING DIFFERENT WINS BAFTA
Written by Nick Leather, directed by Paul Andrew Williams, the 60 minute BBC3 factual drama received the award for best Single Drama.see the video here.
IDRIS ELBA COMEDY FOR NETFLIX
Written by Georgia Lester, Laura Neal, Femi Oyeniran and Victoria Asare-Archer, the newly announced Netflix original TURN UP CHARLIE will star Elba as a DJ who reluctantly becomes a ‘manny’ to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter. Georgia will also act as supervising producer on the Brown Eyed Boy/Green Door Pictures show.
IDRIS ELBA COMEDY FOR NETFLIX
Written by Georgia Lester, Laura Neal, Femi Oyeniran and Victoria Asare-Archer, the newly announced Netflix original TURN UP CHARLIE will star Elba as a DJ who reluctantly becomes a ‘manny’ to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter. Georgia will also act as supervising producer on the Brown Eyed Boy/Green Door Pictures show.
BBC2 PICKS UP MOTHER’S DAY
Nick Leather’s Warrington bomb drama Mother’s Day is now shooting in Belfast, starring Anna Maxwell Martin and Vicky McClure.
more here
MURDERED FOR BEING DIFFERENT
Nick Leather’s 60 minute film for BBC3 has won the 2018 best Single Drama RTS Award and been nominated for a BAFTA.
Congratulations to Nick and the team!