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Michael Lesslie

MICHAEL LESSLIE  (1983 - )

 Nationality:    British
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Literary Agent:    Casarotto Ramsay and Associates Ltd  

Michael Lesslie, born in 1983 and currently living in London, wrote and directed a Th~le Bill of Shame for Hip Street Productions which had an acclaimed run at the 2003 edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 2005 his adaptation of the Constant Prince had an international tour and transferred to London's Arcola Studio and the Oxford Playhouse. the same year his play Face Up, Face Down was awarded the Cameron Mackintosh award for New Writing by Patrick Marber, under whose guidance the script has subsequently been developed. He has recently completed a feature film adaptation of Brian Moore's Booker Prize-nominated novel lies of Silence, and written a number of short films, including the BAFTA-nominated and Smirnoff Reel Talent award-winning Heavy Metal Drummer (which he co-wrote) and airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space, which premiered at the 2007 edinburgh Film Festival

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         Constant Prince, The         Discover: Prince Of Denmark         Face Up, Face Down         Prince Of Denmark         Swimming With Sharks         Trammel         Triple Bill Of Shame, A

Constant Prince, The

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Tour    2005

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adaptation

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Discover: Prince Of Denmark

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In royal elsinore, the teenage Hamlet, Ophelia and Laertes rage against the roles handed down by their parents. Set a decade before the action in Shakespeare's Hamlet, this thrilling new play is a terrific first introduction to Shakespeare's anti-hero. a company of teenage actors drawn from the National Youth theatre and a technical team from local Fe colleges have been paired with experienced NT practitioners to produce this specially-commissioned new play.

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Face Up, Face Down

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Cameron Mackintosh Award for New Writing

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Prince Of Denmark

Prince Of Denmark
This prelude to Shakespeare's most famous tragedy imagines Hamlet as a restless teenager frustrated by the limits of his role and furious at his father's warmongering ways. It provides a fascinating back-story to Hamlet and a sophisticated insight into the psyche of its hero, making it ideal for all ages

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National Theatre Discovery Programme

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Samuel French, London >>>   978-057312209-5

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Play/Drama

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Male:  9            Female:  1            Other:  ensemble

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Swimming With Sharks

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From bringing him coffee to getting him laid, it's up to new assistant and aspiring screenwriter Guy to satisfy every whim of the incendiary Buddy ackerman, powerful movie producer and the boss from hell. Blinded by the promise of a fast track up the Hollywood ladder, Guy is about to find out that moviemaking is not for the faint-hearted. If he's going to rise to the top, then he'll need to play by Buddy's rules. and Buddy plays dirty. an incisive look into the cut-throat world of Hollywood.

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from the George Huang film

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Vaudeville Theatre, London    2007

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Trammel

Trammel
aron a brilliant student in a comprehensive school is offered a place at an exclusive high powered all boy public school. He reluctantly goes and soon seduced by the power of the conservative doctrines preached there

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performed by Dukeries Community College, Newark

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New Connections

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Contained in: "New Connections 2009" published by Faber and Faber 2009   978-0571251353

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Triple Bill Of Shame, A

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Hip Street Productions

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