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TIM WHITNALL |
Tim had enjoyed a long and successful career as an actor and musician before concentrating on a ‘new’ career as a writer in 1999 when Bill Kenwright produced his sci-fi comedy/fantasy HARRY’S WEB at the Theatre Royal, Windsor. Since then Tim has written THE SOCIABLE PLOVER (Old Red Lion Theatre 2005/ Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh 2009/ Adelaide Festival and UK Tour 2010) THE FABULIST ( Old Red Lion Theatre 2006) and ROADKILL - a reading at Paines Plough in 2007. His latest stage-play MORECAMBE - a rollercoaster ride through the life and career of Britain’s funniest man - premiered at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival to rave reviews, picking up a prestigious Fringe First Award for ‘innovation and outstanding new writing’. The play transferred successfully to the Duchess Theatre in London’s West End, picking up two nominations in the 2010 Laurence Olivier Awards before embarking on a nationwide tour throughout the year.
Tim’s debut feature film THE HIDE was completed in 2008 at Pinewood Studios by Poisson Rouge Pictures/ Solution Films for Film Four, receiving it’s network TV premiere in February 2009 and cinema release at the ICA, London in June. The film won awards at the Syracuse, Marbella, Monaco and Swale Film Festivals and was nominated in the 2009 BIFAs as well as receiving a Best Actor nomination for one of it’s stars, Alex Macqueen in the 2010 Evening Standard British Film Awards. THE HIDE was released on DVD in January 2010.
Tim has written extensively for BBC Radio including the schools series LET’S GO, THE MAGIC HUMMINGBIRD and THE PHOENIX AND THE WHITE DRAGON as well as material for R4’s LOOSE ENDS. His travelogue through America’s Deep South, REAL, REAL GONE was published by Square One Books and recorded for BBC Radio. Tim has written for various TV sketch shows including the BAFTA Award-Winning YOUR MOTHER WOULDN’T LIKE IT (Central TV) and ALL CRICKET AND WELLIES for Jimmy Cricket (Central TV). He has also contributed articles to Time Out, Radio Times and Moviescope magazines.
Tim is currently developing a screenplay in conjunction with Five-A Side Films and Scottish Screen as well as a new drama for BBC Films.
He is represented by Giles Smart at United Agents – Tel: 020 3214 0800 Or: gsmart@unitedagents.co.uk |
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ANNA MURPHY |
Having studied Film & Drama at Reading and enjoyed a successful fifteen-year media career in London & New York, Anna formed Feather Productions with her partner Tim Whitnall in 2005. She has produced a number of plays at the Old Red Lion, Islington, as well as readings of several plays there, Paines Plough and the Criterion Theatre. Anna has also produced a number of short films and was delighted to help bring to the screen THE HIDE, the feature film version of Feather's inaugural production, THE SOCIABLE PLOVER. Following it's success, Anna was delighted to have revived the stage-play in co-production with Theatre Tours International and Guy Masterson at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival as well as co-producing one of that year’s big success stories, MORECAMBE. She is presently developing an exciting new theatrical venture in Los Angeles, and co-producing a series of corporate films with Chiltern Street Media. |
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