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Upstaged

Synopsis
Low-budget student feature film. A comedy that centres around a group of enterprising students who strive to achieve their dream of acting on the big stage despite the odds being stacked heavily against them. They decide to stage Macbeth at Crewe’s Lyceum Theatre and employ a blind man to direct them - a once top director who hasn’t directed since his injury. The group is up against a professional London theatre company who are in Crewe to perform Hamlet on the theatre’s main stage.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2005
Availability
No distributor found (6/2007).
Notes
Estimated budget £50,000. Filmed on Super 16mm.
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre; School productions; Student productions

Online availability

URI
http://www.s-cheshire.ac.uk/upstaged/home.asp

Credits

Director
Andrew Walkington
Producer
Andrew Walkington
Cinematographer
Tania Freimuth
Screenplay
Andrew Healey; John Warburton; Sarah Nelson
Music
Dave Scott
Cast
Alexei Sayle 
Hildegard Neil 
John Eveson 
Norman Lovett 
Phil Cool 

Production Company

Name

Cheshire Youth Film Project

Email
info@s-cheshire.ac.uk
Web
http://www.s-cheshire.ac.uk/upstaged/home.asp External site opens in new window
Phone
01270 654654
Fax
01270 651515
Address
South Cheshire College
Dane Bank Avenue
Crewe
CW2 8AB
Cheshire
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