“The Writer” has split the critics — as proper writing probably should. Some have dismissed Ella Hickson’s new play at the Almeida Theatre, about a frustrated female playwright pushing against patriarchal power, as a petulant gaze into theater’s own navel. Others have hailed it as a dazzling deconstruction of the art form that resists and rebels against those structures.
In truth, it’s a bit of both, but in writing “The Writer” off, critics only play into its own criticisms. A play that refuses old rules and rejects old hierarchies — critical, as well as industrial — never wanted to be “good” anyway. Yet, for all it shows theater up, “The Writer” still stops short of throwing off its systemic shackles. Then again, how could it?
It starts with an almighty set-to: a 24-year-old woman, an aspiring writer, confronts a middle-aged man, an established director, about his latest production. She slams its unchecked,...
In truth, it’s a bit of both, but in writing “The Writer” off, critics only play into its own criticisms. A play that refuses old rules and rejects old hierarchies — critical, as well as industrial — never wanted to be “good” anyway. Yet, for all it shows theater up, “The Writer” still stops short of throwing off its systemic shackles. Then again, how could it?
It starts with an almighty set-to: a 24-year-old woman, an aspiring writer, confronts a middle-aged man, an established director, about his latest production. She slams its unchecked,...
- 4/30/2018
- by Matt Trueman
- Variety Film + TV
Author: Jon Lyus
We first reported on the production of John Jencks’ big screen adaptation of Stephen Fry’s The Hippopotamus back in 2015, when a single image was released. Since then we’ve heard almost nothing to sate our desire for big screen Fry. Until today that is, as we have finally got a first look at film’s trailer.
Blanche McIntyre and Tom Hodgson adapted Fry’s 1994 novel for Jencks to make his second feature film. A suitably sozzled-looking Roger Allam leads the the cast which include Matthew Modine, Tim McInnerny, Tommy Knight, Geraldine Somerville, Fiona Shaw and Emily Berrington.
We’ve got our look at the first trailer for The Hippopotamus from the Palm Springs Film Festival where the film has its North American premiere on the 14th of January, with another screening on the 15th. There are no details about a festival debut on this side of the pond,...
We first reported on the production of John Jencks’ big screen adaptation of Stephen Fry’s The Hippopotamus back in 2015, when a single image was released. Since then we’ve heard almost nothing to sate our desire for big screen Fry. Until today that is, as we have finally got a first look at film’s trailer.
Blanche McIntyre and Tom Hodgson adapted Fry’s 1994 novel for Jencks to make his second feature film. A suitably sozzled-looking Roger Allam leads the the cast which include Matthew Modine, Tim McInnerny, Tommy Knight, Geraldine Somerville, Fiona Shaw and Emily Berrington.
We’ve got our look at the first trailer for The Hippopotamus from the Palm Springs Film Festival where the film has its North American premiere on the 14th of January, with another screening on the 15th. There are no details about a festival debut on this side of the pond,...
- 1/10/2017
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: UK comedy The Hippopotamus wraps and inks deals.
Metrodome International and Metrodome Distribution have boarded world sales rights and UK distribution rights, respectively, to UK comedy The Hippopotamus.
The London-based sales outfit will launch the film at the Afm.
Shoot has now wrapped on the adaptation of Stephen Fry’s novel, whose ensemble cast includes Roger Allam (The Woman in Black), Matthew Modine (The Dark Knight Rises), Tim McInnerny (Notting Hill) and Fiona Shaw (Harry Potter).
Producers are Alexa Seligman and Jay Taylor for The Electric Shadow Company, whose recent credits include The Trust with Nicolas Cage and Swallows and Amazons starring Rafe Spall.
John Jencks directs the story about a disgraced poet who is summoned to his friend’s country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.
Blanche McIntyre and Tom Hodgson’s adaptation is the first Stephen Fry book to be reworked for cinema.
Seligman and Taylor said: “We had two tons of...
Metrodome International and Metrodome Distribution have boarded world sales rights and UK distribution rights, respectively, to UK comedy The Hippopotamus.
The London-based sales outfit will launch the film at the Afm.
Shoot has now wrapped on the adaptation of Stephen Fry’s novel, whose ensemble cast includes Roger Allam (The Woman in Black), Matthew Modine (The Dark Knight Rises), Tim McInnerny (Notting Hill) and Fiona Shaw (Harry Potter).
Producers are Alexa Seligman and Jay Taylor for The Electric Shadow Company, whose recent credits include The Trust with Nicolas Cage and Swallows and Amazons starring Rafe Spall.
John Jencks directs the story about a disgraced poet who is summoned to his friend’s country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.
Blanche McIntyre and Tom Hodgson’s adaptation is the first Stephen Fry book to be reworked for cinema.
Seligman and Taylor said: “We had two tons of...
- 10/1/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: UK comedy The Hippopotamus wraps and inks deals.
Metrodome International and Metrodome Distribution have boarded world sales rights and UK distribution rights, respectively, to UK comedy The Hippopotamus.
The London-based sales outfit will launch the film at the Afm.
Shoot has now wrapped on the adaptation of Stephen Fry’s novel, whose ensemble cast includes Roger Allam (The Woman in Black), Matthew Modine (The Dark Knight Rises), Tim McInnerny (Notting Hill) and Fiona Shaw (The Harry Potter series).
Producers are Alexa Seligman and Jay Taylor for The Electric Shadow Company, whose recent credits include The Trust with Nicolas Cage and Swallows and Amazons starring Rafe Spall.
John Jencks directs the story about a disgraced poet who is summoned to his friend’s country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.
Blanche McIntyre and Tom Hodgson’s adaptation is the first Stephen Fry book to be reworked for cinema.
Seligman and Taylor...
Metrodome International and Metrodome Distribution have boarded world sales rights and UK distribution rights, respectively, to UK comedy The Hippopotamus.
The London-based sales outfit will launch the film at the Afm.
Shoot has now wrapped on the adaptation of Stephen Fry’s novel, whose ensemble cast includes Roger Allam (The Woman in Black), Matthew Modine (The Dark Knight Rises), Tim McInnerny (Notting Hill) and Fiona Shaw (The Harry Potter series).
Producers are Alexa Seligman and Jay Taylor for The Electric Shadow Company, whose recent credits include The Trust with Nicolas Cage and Swallows and Amazons starring Rafe Spall.
John Jencks directs the story about a disgraced poet who is summoned to his friend’s country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.
Blanche McIntyre and Tom Hodgson’s adaptation is the first Stephen Fry book to be reworked for cinema.
Seligman and Taylor...
- 10/1/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Sam Neill and Roger Allam are set to star in Metrodome Distribution's British comedy "The Hippopotamus" based on a Stephen Fry bestseller.
Allam plays disgraced poet Ted Wallace who investigates a series of unexplained miracle healings due to a horny teenager who is in the midst of becoming a self-styled sexual healer.
As the teen's father is set on sharing this gift with the world, Ted hurries to debunk the miracles before the teen is publicly embarrassed.
Blanche McIntyre and Tom Hodgson penned the script and filming begins in August under the helm of John Jencks.
Source: Screen...
Allam plays disgraced poet Ted Wallace who investigates a series of unexplained miracle healings due to a horny teenager who is in the midst of becoming a self-styled sexual healer.
As the teen's father is set on sharing this gift with the world, Ted hurries to debunk the miracles before the teen is publicly embarrassed.
Blanche McIntyre and Tom Hodgson penned the script and filming begins in August under the helm of John Jencks.
Source: Screen...
- 5/29/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Stephen Fry’s comic bestseller The Hippopotamus is the latest tome targeted for big screen adaptation and the producers are now rounding up a cast. Sam Neill and Roger Allam are both on board for the new film, which has John Jencks set to direct.Blanche McIntyre and Tom Hodgson wrote the script, which finds Allam as disgraced poet Ted Wallace travelling to his friend’s country manor to investigate some unexplained miracle healings. There he discovers that the truth is slightly sleazier than anyone suspected: the perpetrator is horny teenager David Logan, who is styling himself as a sexual healer with an eager clientele.To make matters more complicated, David’s dad Michael (Neill) has decided he should share his son’s gift with the world, blissfully unaware of what is actually going on. Can Ted debunk the “miracles” in time to save his pal from a raft of mockery?...
- 5/28/2015
- EmpireOnline
Exclusive: Sam Neill and Roger Allam to star in the British comedy based on a Stephen Fry bestseller.
Metrodome Distribution has picked up The Hippopotamus for UK and Irish distribution from sales agent Highland Film Group.
The film is based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Fry and stars Roger Allam (Tamara Drew, The Angels’ Share).
Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) has confirmed he will join the film with further cast to be announced over coming weeks ahead of shooting in August.
The film centres on disgraced poet Ted Wallace (Allam) who is summoned to his friend’s country manor, Swafford Hall, to investigate a series of unexplained miracle healings.
Ted tracks down the perpetrator of the phenomena, horny teenager David Logan who is in the midst of becoming a self-styled sexual healer.
Unaware of David’s unorthodox methods, David’s father, Michael (Neill) is set on sharing this gift with the world. Ted hurries...
Metrodome Distribution has picked up The Hippopotamus for UK and Irish distribution from sales agent Highland Film Group.
The film is based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Fry and stars Roger Allam (Tamara Drew, The Angels’ Share).
Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) has confirmed he will join the film with further cast to be announced over coming weeks ahead of shooting in August.
The film centres on disgraced poet Ted Wallace (Allam) who is summoned to his friend’s country manor, Swafford Hall, to investigate a series of unexplained miracle healings.
Ted tracks down the perpetrator of the phenomena, horny teenager David Logan who is in the midst of becoming a self-styled sexual healer.
Unaware of David’s unorthodox methods, David’s father, Michael (Neill) is set on sharing this gift with the world. Ted hurries...
- 5/28/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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