Project Detail

Project Huxley

Name: Project Huxley
Director: Simon A Brown
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2006
Duration: 12 min

Ewan Cassidy

Synopsis

Huxley is a monkey. He is imprisoned in a lab, forced to take part in a 'Monkey typing Shakespeare' experiment by a sadistic lab assistant. Secretly he harbours dreams of playing Hamlet. Can Huxley escape from his tormentors and realize his theatrical dreams? Who says a monkey can't play Shakespeare?

Details

Year: 2006
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 12 min
Format: Super 16mm
Director: Simon A Brown
Producer: John Phillips
Co-Producer: John Phillips
Editor: Kevin Gardam
Screenwriter: Simon A Brown
Director of Photography: Gareth Pritchard
Production Designer: Toni Kinman
Sound: Liam Milner
Composer: Andrew Kremer
Principal cast: Derek Jacobi, Ajay Chhabra, Mark Felgate

Genre

Comedy

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Simon A Brown

Flat 4
111 Old Brompton Road
London SW7 3LE
UK

T+44 (0)20 7584 3442

simonb999@btinternet.com

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