SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Low-budget independent feature film produced by a Brighton-based film collective. The play is transferred to warring gang factions of a notorious contemporary Brighton housing project.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2005

Duration

54 mins

Availability

No distributor found (2006).

Credits

Director

Maximilian Day

Producer

Jamie Martin; Maximilian Day

Writer

William Shakespeare

Screenplay

Maximilian Day

Cast

John Rackham	King Edward IV
Janet May	Duchess of York
John Plummer	Prince Edward (Prince of Wales)
Jason Wing	George, Duke of Clarence
Andrew Tiernan	Earl of Richmond
Angelina Szostak	Clarence’s daughter
Archie Hine	Young Prince
Caroline Burns Cooke	Queen Elizabeth
David Martin	Sir Richard Ratcliffe
Des McGonagle	Keeper of the Tower
Dominic McChesney	Lord Rivers
Jamie Martin	Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
Judy Carey	Queen Margaret
Leo Carey	Murderer (1)
Lily Hine	Young Prince
Lorraine Woodley	Lady Anne
Matthew Beggs	Murderer (2)
Michael Bowlby	Lord Mayor of London
Richard Hawley	Lord Hastings
Russell Martin	Marquis of Dorset
Tony Piggott	Sir James Tyrrel
Troy Weston	Sir Robert Brackenbury
Zoe Hine	Mistress Jane Shore

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Historical period

Contemporary

Plays

Richard III

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Estimated budget £2,000.

Awards

Best Director Award at the 2005 Portobello Film Festival.

Production Company

Name

Red Film

Email

info@redfilm.co.uk

Web

http://www.redfilm.co.uk External site opens in new window

Address

Brighton Media Centre
21 Old Steine
Brighton
BN1 1EL