#alex mackeith

[sucitypictures]

Susan's Interview with with Internationally Acclaimed Director Alice Troughton on her Debut Film 'The Lesson'

I’ve always looked to explore genre where the female gaze has been historically excluded: Science fiction, horror, Westerns, and now film noir with this gift of a savage and subversive script capped with a dynamic female-driven twist. Alice Troughton In a wide-ranging discussion, I spoke with internationally acclaimed director Alice Troughton about her film The Lesson, which had its premiere at…

View On WordPress

[rebekahs-reviews]

Review: School Play, Southwark Playhouse

Review: School Play, Southwark Playhouse

*Originally published by A Younger Theatre*

School Play, by Alex Mackeith, is at its best when the dialogue is quick, elegant, and very funny. It begins with the start of a school day. Lara (Fola Evans-Akingbola), a headteacher’s admin assistant in a primary school, arrives into the office barely put together; she’s hungover. The nearly silent comedy as she riffles through papers and tries to…

View On WordPress

[willstafford]

Primary Colours

SCHOOL PLAY

Southwark Playhouse, London, Saturday 18th February, 2017

   Alex Mackeith’s debut play is a cracking contemporary comedy that opens a window into the pressurised world of the primary school head teacher.  Hard-working, beset from all directions, Jo (Ann Ogbomo) appears indefatigable, able to juggle several balls and spin plates all at the same time.  She seems on top of everything…

View On WordPress