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==Early life and education== |
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Born in Reading, Berkshire, Swale completed her secondary education at [[Kendrick School]], Reading, before studying drama at the [[University of Exeter]]. She completed her training at the [[Central School of Speech and Drama|Royal Central School of Speech and Drama]] (MA Advanced Theatre Practice), where she trained as a director. |
Born in Reading, Berkshire, Swale completed her secondary education at [[Kendrick School]], Reading, before studying drama at the [[University of Exeter]]. She completed her training at the [[Central School of Speech and Drama|Royal Central School of Speech and Drama]] (MA Advanced Theatre Practice), where she trained as a director. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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After drama school, she worked as [[Max Stafford-Clark]]'s associate director at Out of Joint, on productions including ''The Overwhelming'' at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] and Andersen's ''English'' at [[Hampstead Theatre|Hampstead]]. In 2006 she set up Red Handed Theatre Company with Katie Bonna, to perform new works and revive lost classics. She was nominated for an [[Evening Standard Theatre Awards|Evening Standard Award]] (Best Director) for her production of ''The Belle's Stratagem'' and received the Peter Brook Empty Space Award for Best Ensemble for Red Handed in 2012. |
After drama school, she worked as [[Max Stafford-Clark]]'s associate director at Out of Joint, on productions including ''The Overwhelming'' at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] and Andersen's ''English'' at [[Hampstead Theatre|Hampstead]]. In 2006 she set up Red Handed Theatre Company with Katie Bonna, to perform new works and revive lost classics. She was nominated for an [[Evening Standard Theatre Awards|Evening Standard Award]] (Best Director) for her production of ''The Belle's Stratagem'' and received the Peter Brook Empty Space Award for Best Ensemble for Red Handed in 2012. |
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===Stage directing=== |
===Stage directing=== |
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For Red Handed :''The Busy Body, The Rivals, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me'' ([[Southwark Playhouse]]); ''The School for Scandal'' (Park Theatre) and ''Palace of the End'' ([[Arcola Theatre|Arcola]]). Other credits include ''Fallen Angels'' ([[Salisbury Playhouse]]), ''Bedlam'' (Shakespeare's Globe), ''Winter'' (Theatre Newfoundland, Canada) and ''Sleuth'', ''Sense and Sensibility'' and ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' ([[Watermill Theatre]]). |
For Red Handed :''The Busy Body, The Rivals, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me'' ([[Southwark Playhouse]]); ''The School for Scandal'' (Park Theatre) and ''Palace of the End'' ([[Arcola Theatre|Arcola]]). Other credits include ''Fallen Angels'' ([[Salisbury Playhouse]]), ''Bedlam'' (Shakespeare's Globe), ''Winter'' (Theatre Newfoundland, Canada) and ''Sleuth'', ''Sense and Sensibility'' and ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' ([[Watermill Theatre]]). |
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===Plays=== |
===Plays=== |
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As a playwright, Swale's first play [[Blue Stockings (play)|''Blue Stockings'']] premiered at Shakespeare's Globe in 2013 and won her an Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright nomination. [[Nell Gwynn (play)|''Nell Gwynn'']] premiered at Shakespeare's Globe in 2015, starring [[Gugu Mbatha-Raw]], and transferred to the West End starring [[Gemma Arterton]]. The production received four Olivier nominations, winning Best New Comedy, and is currently being developed as a feature film with [[Working Title Films|Working Title]]. |
As a playwright, Swale's first play [[Blue Stockings (play)|''Blue Stockings'']] premiered at Shakespeare's Globe in 2013 and won her an Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright nomination. [[Nell Gwynn (play)|''Nell Gwynn'']] premiered at Shakespeare's Globe in 2015, starring [[Gugu Mbatha-Raw]], and transferred to the West End starring [[Gemma Arterton]]. The production received four Olivier nominations, winning Best New Comedy, and is currently being developed as a feature film with [[Working Title Films|Working Title]]. |
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===Screenwriting=== |
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In 2012, she won the BAFTA JJ Screenwriting Bursary for which she developed an original screenplay, ''[[Summerland (2020_film)|Summerland]]''. She is currently{{when}} writing the feature film ''Nell Gwynn'' for Working Title, alongside an original feature with Blueprint and Studio Canal and other projects for Fox Searchlight and Monumental Pictures. |
In 2012, she won the BAFTA JJ Screenwriting Bursary for which she developed an original screenplay, ''[[Summerland (2020_film)|Summerland]]''. She is currently{{when|date=October 2021}} writing the feature film ''Nell Gwynn'' for Working Title, alongside an original feature with Blueprint and Studio Canal and other projects for Fox Searchlight and Monumental Pictures. |
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==Selected works== |
==Selected works== |
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===Plays=== |
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*''The Playhouse Apprentice'' (2016){{cn}} |
*''The Playhouse Apprentice'' (2016){{cn|date=October 2021}} |
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*''[[Nell Gwynn (play)|Nell Gwynn]]'' (2015) premiered at [[Shakespeare's Globe]] and transferred to the Apollo Theatre, West End, in 2016{{cn}} |
*''[[Nell Gwynn (play)|Nell Gwynn]]'' (2015) premiered at [[Shakespeare's Globe]] and transferred to the Apollo Theatre, West End, in 2016{{cn|date=October 2021}} |
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*''Thomas Tallis'' (2014): premiered at [[Sam Wanamaker Playhouse|The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/sam-wanamaker-playhouse/thomas-tallis-2015|title=Thomas Tallis by Jessica Swale featuring Harry Christophers' The Sixteen|website=Shakespeare's Globe}}</ref> |
*''Thomas Tallis'' (2014): premiered at [[Sam Wanamaker Playhouse|The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/sam-wanamaker-playhouse/thomas-tallis-2015|title=Thomas Tallis by Jessica Swale featuring Harry Christophers' The Sixteen|website=Shakespeare's Globe}}</ref> |
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*''All's Will that ends Will'' (2014): premiered at [[:de:Bremer shakespeare company|Bremer Shakespeare Company]]{{cn}} |
*''All's Will that ends Will'' (2014): premiered at [[:de:Bremer shakespeare company|Bremer Shakespeare Company]]{{cn|date=October 2021}} |
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*''[[Blue Stockings (play)|Blue Stockings]]'' (2013): premiered at [[Shakespeare's Globe]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Blue Stockings By Jessica Swale|url=http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/globe-theatre/blue-stockings|website=Shakespeare's Globe}}</ref> |
*''[[Blue Stockings (play)|Blue Stockings]]'' (2013): premiered at [[Shakespeare's Globe]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Blue Stockings By Jessica Swale|url=http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/globe-theatre/blue-stockings|website=Shakespeare's Globe}}</ref> |
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===Adaptations=== |
===Adaptations=== |
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* ''Stig of the Dump'' (2016): adapted from the novel by [[Clive King]] and premiered at Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre{{cn}} |
* ''Stig of the Dump'' (2016): adapted from the novel by [[Clive King]] and premiered at Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre{{cn|date=October 2021}} |
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* ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (2015): adapted from [[Far from the Madding Crowd|the novel]] by [[Thomas Hardy]] and premiered at the [[Watermill Theatre]]{{cn}} |
* ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (2015): adapted from [[Far from the Madding Crowd|the novel]] by [[Thomas Hardy]] and premiered at the [[Watermill Theatre]]{{cn|date=October 2021}} |
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* ''The Secret Garden'' (2014): adapted from [[The Secret Garden|the novel]] by [[Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett]], premiered at [[Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Secret Garden|url=http://www.grosvenorparkopenairtheatre.co.uk/portfolio/the-secret-garden-5/|website=Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre|date=Summer 2014}}</ref> |
* ''The Secret Garden'' (2014): adapted from [[The Secret Garden|the novel]] by [[Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett]], premiered at [[Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Secret Garden|url=http://www.grosvenorparkopenairtheatre.co.uk/portfolio/the-secret-garden-5/|website=Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre|date=Summer 2014}}</ref> |
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* ''Sense and Sensibility'' (2014): adapted from [[Sense and Sensibility|the novel]] by [[Jane Austen]] and premiered at the [[Watermill Theatre]]{{cn}} |
* ''Sense and Sensibility'' (2014): adapted from [[Sense and Sensibility|the novel]] by [[Jane Austen]] and premiered at the [[Watermill Theatre]]{{cn|date=October 2021}} |
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===Books=== |
===Books=== |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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===Directing credits=== |
===Directing credits=== |
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*''[[Summerland (2020 film)|Summerland]]'' (2020){{cn}} |
*''[[Summerland (2020 film)|Summerland]]'' (2020){{cn|date=October 2021}} |
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*''[[Leading Lady Parts]]'' (2018){{cn}} |
*''[[Leading Lady Parts]]'' (2018){{cn|date=October 2021}} |
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*''Fallen Angels'' (2015) at [[Salisbury Playhouse]]{{cn}} |
*''Fallen Angels'' (2015) at [[Salisbury Playhouse]]{{cn|date=October 2021}} |
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*''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (2015): adapted from [[Far from the Madding Crowd|the novel]] by [[Thomas Hardy]], premiered at [[Watermill Theatre|The Watermill Theatre]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas Hardy's Far From The Madding Crowd|url=https://www.watermill.org.uk/thomas_hardys_far_from_the_madding_crowd|website=The Watermill Theatre}}</ref> |
*''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (2015): adapted from [[Far from the Madding Crowd|the novel]] by [[Thomas Hardy]], premiered at [[Watermill Theatre|The Watermill Theatre]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas Hardy's Far From The Madding Crowd|url=https://www.watermill.org.uk/thomas_hardys_far_from_the_madding_crowd|website=The Watermill Theatre}}</ref> |
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*''Sense and Sensibility'' (2014): adapted from [[Sense and Sensibility|the novel]] by [[Jane Austen]], premiered at [[Watermill Theatre|The Watermill Theatre]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility|url=https://www.watermill.org.uk/jane_austens_sense_and_sensibility|website=The Watermill Theatre}}</ref> |
*''Sense and Sensibility'' (2014): adapted from [[Sense and Sensibility|the novel]] by [[Jane Austen]], premiered at [[Watermill Theatre|The Watermill Theatre]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility|url=https://www.watermill.org.uk/jane_austens_sense_and_sensibility|website=The Watermill Theatre}}</ref> |
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*''Bedlam'' (2010) at [[Shakespeare's Globe]]{{cn}} |
*''Bedlam'' (2010) at [[Shakespeare's Globe]]{{cn|date=October 2021}} |
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*''Winter'' at Newfoundland Theatre, Canada{{cn}} |
*''Winter'' at Newfoundland Theatre, Canada{{cn|date=October 2021}} |
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*For Red Handed Theatre Company:''The Busy Body, The Rivals, Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me'' ([[Southwark Playhouse]]); ''The School for Scandal'' (Park Theatre) and ''Palace of the End'' ([[Arcola Theatre]]).{{cn}} |
*For Red Handed Theatre Company:''The Busy Body, The Rivals, Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me'' ([[Southwark Playhouse]]); ''The School for Scandal'' (Park Theatre) and ''Palace of the End'' ([[Arcola Theatre]]).{{cn|date=October 2021}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 01:00, 8 October 2021
Jessica Swale | |
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| Born | February 1982 (age 42)[citation needed] Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
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Jessica Swale is a British playwright, theatre director and screenwriter. Her first play, Blue Stockings, premiered at Shakespeare's Globe in 2013. It is widely performed by UK amateur companies and is also studied on the Drama GCSE syllabus. In 2016 her play Nell Gwynn won the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, after it transferred from the Globe to the West End, starring Gemma Arterton as the eponymous heroine.
Early life and education
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Born in Reading, Berkshire, Swale completed her secondary education at Kendrick School, Reading, before studying drama at the University of Exeter. She completed her training at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (MA Advanced Theatre Practice), where she trained as a director.
Career
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After drama school, she worked as Max Stafford-Clark's associate director at Out of Joint, on productions including The Overwhelming at the National Theatre and Andersen's English at Hampstead. In 2006 she set up Red Handed Theatre Company with Katie Bonna, to perform new works and revive lost classics. She was nominated for an Evening Standard Award (Best Director) for her production of The Belle's Stratagem and received the Peter Brook Empty Space Award for Best Ensemble for Red Handed in 2012.
Swale is also an associate artist with NGO Youth Bridge Global, using theatre as a development tool in war-torn countries.
She is the author of a series of drama games books, published by Nick Hern.
Swale lives in South London with a photographer, Michael Wharley.
Stage directing
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For Red Handed :The Busy Body, The Rivals, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (Southwark Playhouse); The School for Scandal (Park Theatre) and Palace of the End (Arcola). Other credits include Fallen Angels (Salisbury Playhouse), Bedlam (Shakespeare's Globe), Winter (Theatre Newfoundland, Canada) and Sleuth, Sense and Sensibility and Far from the Madding Crowd (Watermill Theatre).
Plays
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As a playwright, Swale's first play Blue Stockings premiered at Shakespeare's Globe in 2013 and won her an Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright nomination. Nell Gwynn premiered at Shakespeare's Globe in 2015, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and transferred to the West End starring Gemma Arterton. The production received four Olivier nominations, winning Best New Comedy, and is currently being developed as a feature film with Working Title.
Other plays includes All's Will that Ends Will (Bremen Shakespeare Company), Thomas Tallis (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse), The Playhouse Apprentice (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse) and The Mission about illegal adoptions in the 1920s. Her adaptations include Sense and Sensibility, Far From the Madding Crowd (Watermill), The Secret Garden and Stig of the Dump (Grosvenor Park, Chester).
Screenwriting
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In 2012, she won the BAFTA JJ Screenwriting Bursary for which she developed an original screenplay, Summerland. She is currently[when?] writing the feature film Nell Gwynn for Working Title, alongside an original feature with Blueprint and Studio Canal and other projects for Fox Searchlight and Monumental Pictures.
Selected works
Plays
- The Playhouse Apprentice (2016)[citation needed]
- Nell Gwynn (2015) premiered at Shakespeare's Globe and transferred to the Apollo Theatre, West End, in 2016[citation needed]
- Thomas Tallis (2014): premiered at The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse[1]
- All's Will that ends Will (2014): premiered at Bremer Shakespeare Company[citation needed]
- Blue Stockings (2013): premiered at Shakespeare's Globe[2]
Adaptations
- Stig of the Dump (2016): adapted from the novel by Clive King and premiered at Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre[citation needed]
- Far from the Madding Crowd (2015): adapted from the novel by Thomas Hardy and premiered at the Watermill Theatre[citation needed]
- The Secret Garden (2014): adapted from the novel by Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett, premiered at Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre[3]
- Sense and Sensibility (2014): adapted from the novel by Jane Austen and premiered at the Watermill Theatre[citation needed]
Books
- Drama Games: For Rehearsals (2016)[4]
- Drama Games: For Devising (2012)[5]
- Drama Games: For Classrooms and Workshops (2009)[6]
Filmography
Directing credits
- Summerland (2020)[citation needed]
- Leading Lady Parts (2018)[citation needed]
- Fallen Angels (2015) at Salisbury Playhouse[citation needed]
- Far from the Madding Crowd (2015): adapted from the novel by Thomas Hardy, premiered at The Watermill Theatre[7]
- Sense and Sensibility (2014): adapted from the novel by Jane Austen, premiered at The Watermill Theatre[8]
- Bedlam (2010) at Shakespeare's Globe[citation needed]
- Winter at Newfoundland Theatre, Canada[citation needed]
- For Red Handed Theatre Company:The Busy Body, The Rivals, Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me (Southwark Playhouse); The School for Scandal (Park Theatre) and Palace of the End (Arcola Theatre).[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Thomas Tallis by Jessica Swale featuring Harry Christophers' The Sixteen". Shakespeare's Globe.
- ^ "Blue Stockings By Jessica Swale". Shakespeare's Globe.
- ^ "The Secret Garden". Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre. Summer 2014.
- ^ "Drama Games for Rehearsals". Nicky Hearn Books.
- ^ "Drama Games for Devising". Nick Hern Books.
- ^ "Drama Games for Classrooms and Workshops". Nick Hern Books.
- ^ "Thomas Hardy's Far From The Madding Crowd". The Watermill Theatre.
- ^ "Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility". The Watermill Theatre.
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