Bryan Elsley - Managing Director / Writer
Dave Evans - Head of Development
Currently listening to / watching / reading
The weather perhaps means I've watched more TV than normal so far this year and it's been all the better for it. I was really moved by ITV's Breathtaking which had some devastatingly intimate direction and a phenomenal secondary cast of actors I've never seen before. There are great young casts too in ITV's G'wed, the BBC's Boarders and the completely mad-as-a-bag-of-snakes-but-I-couldn't-stop-watching Dead Hot on Amazon. And I'm very excited for Sky's Mary & George, the second series of Nancy Harris' The Dry on ITV and Apple's Palm Royale which are all coming up shortly.
Art-wise, I'm excited to get along to the new Doron Langberg exhibition at the Victoria Miró which is all big, beautiful nightlife paintings and the Barbican's textiles show Unravel.
And ever since she died a few weeks back, I can't stop listening to Melanie - if you're not familiar 'Brand New Key', 'Center of My Circle', 'Leftover Wine' and 'Beautiful People' will get you started.
Lindsay Taggart - Company Manager
Currently listening to / watching / reading
With awards season in full swing I’ve been trying to catch up with the best of 2023 - the latest was Anatomy of a Fall which was superb. Sandra Hüller deserves all the awards!
I’ve been re-watching The Larry Sanders Show. It doesn’t currently have an outlet in the UK but is worth seeking out. The blueprint for shows like 30 Rock and Arrested Development - one of the best 90s sitcoms with outstanding comedy performances from all the cast.
Lives Less Ordinary a factual podcast from the BBC which presents standalone stories from around the world, from the fascinating to heartbreaking. In a similar vein to Life Changing which I‘ve also been listening to. This episode in particular was captivating - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0dh7c8t
Daniel Donnelly - Development Executive
Currently listening to / watching / reading
Mr and Mrs Smith is a really fun ride. For all of the cool spy gubbins, its success comes from the intimacy of two strangers thrust together. There is great sexual chemistry between the leads, tight story construction, a really nice format with people I enjoy spending time with. Shout out also to One Day, another fairly tight two hander with a compelling twosome at the heart of it.
Shogun is the surprise hit for me this year so far. Fight for power in feudal Japan is a strange place to sit in but I’m really enjoying being transported weekly, the show is benefitting from the slow release.
The Cruel Intentions musical at The Other Palace was a total pleasure. A jukebox musical of songs from the 90s, it doesn’t quite reach the bombastic heights of & Juliet, which was able to better marry the requirements of plot and story with trying to squeeze the best songs into the run time.
Bradley Adams - Producer
Currently listening to / watching / reading
Tristian and Isolde, Follies (50th anniversary), Mama Mia (my grandaughter makes me)
Promising Young Woman. Succession (cracking performances)
Maiden Castle by John Cowper Powys, (someone thought it would make a good drama, they were wrong!). A Terrible Beauty by Peter Watson, (Started it 15 years ago, totally love it but can't quite finish it. It's next to my bed permanently). The Longest Memory by Fred D'Aguir (think it could make a great drama).