Project Detail

The Scottish Play

Synopsis

In 1986 an amateur theatre group staged a production of Macbeth so disastrous that it made international headlines ... allegedly. Forty years later a filmmaker sets out to find out what really happened.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 min 10 sec
Format
Digital Sony Fs7
Director
James Soldan
Producer
Simeon Costello
Executive Producer
James Soldan, Simeon Costello
Editor
James Soldan
Director of Photography
Thomas Shawcroft; Second Camera: Andrea Clavijo
Sound
Dan Hibbert
Composer
Phillipa Godsalve
Line Producer
Anastasia Bruce Jones
Associate Producers
Tommy Gillard, Neil Flanagan

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Spinning Path Ltd

1st Floor
Positive Light Projects
184-187 Sidwell Street
Exeter
EX4 6RD

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