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Joseph Wilde is a British playwright, screenwriter and dramatist.


Career

In 2011, his debut play Cuddles won the Capital Theatre Award for Best New Play.[1] Cuddles was then staged at Ovalhouse in May 2013, directed by Rebecca Atkinson-Lord (theatre director). The production was nominated for multiple Off-Westend Awards[2] and subsequently toured the UK before transferring to 59E59 Theatres in Manhattan in 2015[3] where it was awarded a New York Times Critic's Pick[4] and named as one of the best theater shows of 2015 by both the New York Times[5] and the New York Post.[6] In 2016, the production was nominated for two Manchester Theatre Awards[7] for Best Production and Best Performance. Actress Carla Langley won Best Performance for her role as Eve in the production.[8]

His first radio play The Loving Ballad of Captain Bateman won the 2014 Imison Award for UK radio drama writing.[9]

Since 2013, Wilde has written for long running BBC Drama series Doctors.[10]

In May 2016 Nicole Kidman and her production company Blossom Films announced that she had optioned the rights to "Cuddles" and that Wilde would be adapting the play for screen.[11]

Politics

One of Wilde's early plays, Last of the Pigs, was inspired by his home town's fight against a planned Tesco store.[12] Supported by Hightide Festival, it documented the contrasting motivations of different generations - 20 somethings struggling in austerity Britain, who wanted jobs, and their parents' interest in maintaining a traditional town. The play became associated with the local council's decision to block the Tesco development in 2013.[13] Local journalists even speculated Wilde's writings may have affected Tesco's sales.[14]

References

  1. ^ McKay, Ashley. "Gothic horror CUDDLES comes to The Studio this week | News | Royal Exchange Theatre". www.royalexchange.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  2. ^ Vannozzi, Debbie. "Cuddles | Ovalhouse". www.ovalhouse.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  3. ^ "Arch 468 Theatre Studio and Rehearsal Space". Arch 468 Theatre Studio and Rehearsal Space. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  4. ^ "Review: 'Cuddles,' Not Your Typical Vampire Drama, Opens at 59E59 - NYTimes.com". mobile.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  5. ^ The New York Times (2015-12-17). "The Stage's Best Moments This Year". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  6. ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth. "The year's best theater wasn't on Broadway". New York Post. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  7. ^ User, Super. "Manchester Theatre Awards 2016 Nominations Announced". North West End. Retrieved 2016-03-16. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "Carla Langley | Manchester Theatre Awards | James Foster LTD". www.jamesfosterltd.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  9. ^ "Radio Drama Previous Winners | Society of Authors - Protecting the rights and furthering the interests of authors". www.societyofauthors.org. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  10. ^ "Berlin Associates  » Joseph Wilde". www.berlinassociates.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  11. ^ http://variety.com/2016/film/news/nicole-kidman-cuddles-movie-adaptation-vampire-play-1201782913/
  12. ^ "Eastern Angles -- About Us". www.easternangles.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  13. ^ "Hadleigh Tesco: Campaign over 26 years inspires play". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  14. ^ "Have we fallen out of love with Tesco?". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
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