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Martyn Hesford

MARTYN HESFORD

  
Nationality:    British
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Literary Agent:    The Writers Company  represented by Ligeia Marsh

Martyn's BBC 4 television screenplay, FANTABULOSA! starring Michael Sheen, which chronicles the life of much adored English comedian and actor, Kenneth Williams was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Single Drama. As well as working on a number of highly acclaimed BBC award winning single dramas such as A SMALL MOURNING, winner of Radio Times Drama Award, starring Alison Steadman, BRAZEN HUSSIES starring Julie Walters and Robert Lindsay, and A LITTLE BIT OF LIPPY starring Kenneth Cranham, Martyn has a particular specialisation in adaptations. These include NICHOLAS NICKLEBY starring Charles Dance, Pam Ferris and Tom Hollander, ITV 1 (Company Pictures). DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE starring John Hannah and David Warner, Sky Movies (Clerkenwell Films/Working Title/Universal Pictures). THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP starring Derek Jacobi, Toby Jones, Zoe Wannamaker, Gina McKee and Martin Freeman, ITV 1 (Carnival Pictures). He has also written episodes of CORONATION STREET and his first radio play, MRS LOWRY AND SON, about the painter L.S. Lowry, was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2012. Martyn then adapted MRS LOWRY AND SON for the stage and its run at the Trafalgar Studios, London in autumn 2013 received excellent reviews - "Outstanding& Mrs Lowry and Son, sliding from comically mundane chat towards poetic lyricism - develops into a finely detailed, psychologically complex, double-portrait." (Kate Bassett, The Times, Critics' Pick) Martyn was shortlisted for the Bruntwood Prize for his theatre play, MOTHERS DAY (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester). His play SOMEWHERE CLOSE ALWAYS, was shortlisted for the Papatango New Writing Festival at the Finborough Theatre. Martyn's BBC Radio 4 play, TITTLE TATTLE, starring Adam Godley and Marcia Warren was broadcast on April 21st 2014. Martyn has also completed another BBC Radio 4 play, FRANKIE TAKES A TRIP, about the comedian Frankie Howerd and his play THE GLASS SUPPER had a successful run at Hampstead Theatre and starred Michael Begley, Michael Feast, Michelle Collins, Owen Sharpe and Alex Lawther. His current projects include DANNY LA RUE, a film about the legendary female impersonator, for Leopard Films and the BFI, with Adrian Noble attached as director.

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below is a list of Martyn Hesford's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Don't Ask For the Moon         Glass Supper, The         Mrs Lowry and Son

Don't Ask For the Moon

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Glass Supper, The

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Marcus and Colin have escaped the madness of London to live in the peaceful countryside. But will this new idyllic reality soon be shattered when Steven, his beautiful young boyfriend, Jamie, and Wendy arrive unexpectedly for supper? The Glass Supper is a blistering, poetic, funny new drama about the search for love and sex in the modern world.

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Mrs Lowry and Son

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Artist L. S. Lowry lived all his life with his over-bearing mother Elizabeth. Bed-ridden and bitter, Elizabeth actively tried to dissuade her bachelor son from pursuing his artistic ambitions, whilst never failing to voice her opinion at what a disappointment he is to her. Mrs Lowry and Son, a powerful drama imagines the impact this obsessive mother and son relationship had on the great artist.

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