Film and TV
“Powerful and Stirring”: These Streets to Feature at Books at Berlinale 2023
These Streets, the absorbing new novel by Women’s Prize-longlisted author Luan Goldie, has been chosen as one of eleven books to be pitched at this year’s Books at Berlinale...
Catch Games Wizard Ivan Brett on The Traitors This Evening
Ivan Brett, the brilliant games book and children’s author, will be appearing in the brand-new reality role-playing game The Traitors, which begins tonight on BBC1. Watch the trailer here...
Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree Hits the Stage in Germany
Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree, the seventh instalment of the hilarious Mr Gum series by award-winning author Andy Stanton, has hit the stage in Germany. Stage rights were...
Ruth Ware’s One by One Optioned for Screen
Screen rights have been optioned for Ruth Ware‘s “blisteringly good” (The Observer) thriller One by One, leaving rights for only The Turn of the Key, The Death of Mrs Westaway and The...
Gordon Lowe Features in Channel 5 Documentary “The Abduction of Lesley Whittle”
Gordon Lowe, expert on serial killers and author of The Black Panther: The Trials and Abductions of Donald Neilson, will feature in Channel 5’s upcoming documentary “The Abduction of...
Working Title Options The Turn of the Key!
International film production company Working Title have optioned Ruth Ware‘s The Turn of the Key, with screenwriters Jamie Bell and Max Minghella attached to develop. See the announcement on...
A Slew of Excellent Reviews for Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – The Musical!
Andy Stanton‘s Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – The Musical! has been receiving critical acclaim. The Stage****** – “All in, it’s mad as a shook-up box of frogs, crammed with...
“Gloriously Weird and Subversive”
Time Out has reviewed Andy Stanton‘s Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – The Musical! and awarded it four stars. “The NT’s triumphantly weird new musical ‘Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear’...
“By Gum, This is How You Do A Kids’ Show.”
The Times has published a five-star review for Andy Stanton‘s Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – The Musical! “Andy Stanton has, with the director Amy Hodge and the composer Jim...
Tickets on Sale Now for Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – The Musical!
Tickets are now on sale for the musical adaptation of Andy Stanton’s Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear. “Who likes bears? Everyone likes bears! Well, not quite everyone… Mr Gum...
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