The Pool (play)
The Pool (later subtitled City of Culture?) is a play written by and starring
London Film Festival and was broadcast on BBC Two
on 7 March 2010.
Performance history
The play premiered at the
Edinburgh Fringe in 2006, where Brough and Elizabeth won the Fringe First award for new writing. It transferred to the Arts Theatre in London's West End for a limited run at the end of 2006, before a three-day run from 24 to 27 January 2007 at Liverpool's Unity Theatre.[1] It returned to the Arts Theatre for a three-week run from 3 to 21 April 2007, now subtitled City of Culture?[2]
Film adaptation
Brough and Elizabeth, with
London Film Festival.[7] After the screening, a distribution deal was signed with the BBC for the film to be shown on television.[8] The film was broadcast on BBC Two on 7 March 2010, and was released on DVD the next day.[9]
Although many scenes were filmed around the city, some filming was done on the other side of the river, at Yummy's Cafe, in Wallasey Village, and on New Brighton beach.
References
- ^ "Unity News - February 2007" (PDF). Unity Theatre. Retrieved on 6 January 2009.
- ^ Ansdell, Caroline (27 February 2007). "Fringe First Winner Pool Gets Spring Arts Season". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved on 6 January 2009.
- ^ Staff (6 November 2008). "Brief Encounter With … David Morrissey". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved on 6 January 2009.
- ^ Owens, Paula (11 October 2007). "Liverpool's such a haven for filmmakers, says star". Liverpool Daily Post (Trinity Mirror). Retrieved on 6 January 2009.
- ^ Husband, Stuart (24 February 2008). "David Morrissey: The incredible disappearing man". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group). Retrieved on 6 January 2009.
- ^ Morrissey, David. Interview with Mark Lawson. Front Row. BBC Radio 4. London. 27 November 2008.
- ^ Staff (9 September 2009). "London Film Festival boosts awards for 53rd edition". Screen International (Emap Media).
- ^ Miles, Tina (7 November 2009). "Actor David Morrissey returns home for screening of his directorial debut". Liverpool Echo (Trinity Mirror).
- ^ Morrissey, David. Television interview with Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley. The One Show. BBC One. 25 February 2010.
External links
Reviews
- Malcolm Rock, "The Pool - City of Culture?", Whatsonstage.com.
- Dominic Cavendish, "Memories to paint the town purple", The Daily Telegraph.
- Fiona Mountford, "The Pool - City of Culture?", Evening Standard.
Film
- Don't Worry About Me at IMDb
