Michael Lesslie
Michael Lesslie (born November 1983[1][2]) is a British playwright and screenwriter.
Life and career
He studied English Language and Literature at Exeter College, Oxford,[3] where he received a double first.[2][4] In 2005 he wrote a short film, Heavy Metal Drummer, which was nominated for a BAFTA Award.[4] In 2007 he adapted the film Swimming With Sharks for the stage. It opened at the Vaudeville Theatre, making Michael then the youngest person ever to have opened a new play straight into the West End. His play Prince of Denmark, a Hamlet prequel, was premiered in 2011 by the National Youth Theatre at the Royal National Theatre in London. It was subsequently performed at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End.[5]
In 2015 Lesslie adapted
Lesslie founded Storyteller Productions with producer PJ van Sandwijk. The company's films include Thirteen Lives, The Rescue, Locked Down and Citizen K.[6] Michael won an Emmy for his role as executive producer on The Rescue.[7]
References
- ^ "Michael Lesslie - Playwright Dramatist". www.doollee.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Arts Spolight: Michael Lesslie - the boy can't help it". The Independent. 30 December 2007. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Mike Lesslie (2003, English)". Exeter College. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ a b "TASIS The American School in Switzerland - TASIS Speaker Series". www.tasis.ch. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ Aloess, Veronica (24 June 2012). "Michael Lesslie's prince: Hamlet for our generation". A Younger Theatre. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Michael Lesslie | Producer, Writer, Additional Crew". IMDb.
- ^ Schneider, Michael
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