Political Drama by Jessica Winston, Professor of English, Idaho State University Near the beginning of Lucy Nordberg’s play, King Arthur announces a plan to change the government from a monarchy to democracy. He explains: I can ensureMy choice of heir is just, but...
As a specialist in blank verse, I was fortunate to be involved in an unusual academic and performance project organised by the University of Leeds to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of both Shakespeare and the Ming dynasty playwright Tang Xianzu. A new...
The play At the height of his success, moving into his new mansion with his new wife, media tycoon John is dwelling on his past and how he will be judged by future generations. In an attempt to control his legacy, he persuades his younger brother to write his...
The play Written in a mix of accessible modern blank verse and prose, King Arthur moulds the Shakespearean form for our time. Frustrated by outmoded customs that limit himself and his people both personally and politically, the King tries to impose democracy...
I wrote and co-produced this trilogy of shorts films, starring Greta Scacchi, John Locke and Samuel West, in order to explore how we approach the past, reconcile it with the present, and face the future, as we live our individual lives while subject to the wider...
The Last Lighthouse Keeper is part of the multi-award winning short film trilogy Time and Tide. This part of the trilogy film tells duties the story of one of the most legendary maritime figures, following the occupation of the keeper from the invention of the...
Homecoming is part of the multi-award winning short trilogy Time and Tide. Samuel West plays an actor returning to the theatre, as he tells the story of Odysseus, who found that even after the Trojan war and an epic journey home across the sea, his trials were far...
Completed as two versions – both in traditional film and 360 VR – this short film set in Brighton’s historic Preston Manor is a literal reflection on the passing of time. The lady of a country house, over a hundred years ago, looks into her table mirror and...