Patrick Edgeworth
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Patrick Edgeworth is an English stage
and screenwriter
.
in London's West End
at the Playhouse Theatre
and throughout Australia. A second play Love Julie starring Millicent Martin
and Anne Charleston
toured England to rave reviews. This was followed by productions in the U.S. and South Africa. Retitled Girl Talk for Australia it had a hugely successful seven month tour with Jacki Weaver
.
Over the years Edgeworth has written for many Australian TV dramas from Homicide to The Man from Snowy River
from Matlock Police
to Blue Heelers
. He co-produced and wrote most of the award winning series Cash and Company
and Tandarra
for the Seven Network
which was screened on London Weekend Television
and sold world wide and also wrote and co-produced the tele-movie Taxi.
Movies produced in Australia include Raw Deal
, which he co-produced, Road Wars, A Sting in the Tale and the AWGIE
winning children's feature film BMX Bandits
starring Nicole Kidman
.
His play and film script of the comedy/drama Amorous Intrigue about the life and times of Restoration
playwright Aphra Behn
has recently been optioned by Richard East Productions.
Movie scripts commissioned include a Geezer-chic comedy Guns, Money & Homecooking to be shot in England 2011 by Nadia Tass
and David Parker
, and Foley’s Gift for HiJinks Productions.
He is currently working on the book of a musical about a real-life Sixties pop group.
Patrick Edgeworth is based in Melbourne, Australia.
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
.
Career
Edgeworth’s first stage play Boswell for the Defence was a hit for Leo McKernLeo McKern
Reginald "Leo" McKern, AO was an Australian-born British actor who appeared in numerous British and Australian television programmes and movies, and more than 200 stage roles.-Early life:...
in London's West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
at the Playhouse Theatre
Playhouse Theatre
The Playhouse Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, located in Northumberland Avenue, near Trafalgar Square. The Theatre was built by F. H. Fowler and Hill with a seating capacity of 1,200. It was rebuilt in 1907 and still retains its original substage machinery...
and throughout Australia. A second play Love Julie starring Millicent Martin
Millicent Martin
Millicent Mary Lillian Martin is an English actress, singer and comedienne.Martin was born in Romford, England. She made her Broadway debut opposite Julie Andrews in The Boy Friend in 1954...
and Anne Charleston
Anne Charleston
Anne Charleston is an Australian actress currently based in Galway, Ireland and the UK. She is known for her roles as Madge Bishop in the Australian soap opera Neighbours and Lily Butterfield in Emmerdale.-Early career:...
toured England to rave reviews. This was followed by productions in the U.S. and South Africa. Retitled Girl Talk for Australia it had a hugely successful seven month tour with Jacki Weaver
Jacki Weaver
Jacqueline Ruth "Jacki" Weaver is an Australian theatre, film and television actress. She is best known outside Australia for her performance in Animal Kingdom, for which she was nominated for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.-Career:Jacki Weaver has been working in Australian...
.
Over the years Edgeworth has written for many Australian TV dramas from Homicide to The Man from Snowy River
The Man From Snowy River (TV series)
The Man from Snowy River is an Australian television series based on Banjo Paterson's poem "The Man from Snowy River". Released in Australia as Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River, the series was subsequently released in the United States as Snowy River: The McGregor Saga.The television...
from Matlock Police
Matlock Police
Matlock Police was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the 0-10 Network between 1971 and 1975....
to Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
. He co-produced and wrote most of the award winning series Cash and Company
Cash and Company
Cash and Company was an Australian television period adventure series, set during the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s. The original series consisted of 13 one hour episodes, filmed in colour and on location in rural Victoria....
and Tandarra
Tandarra
Tandarra was the follow-up Australian television series to Cash and Company , set during the Victorian gold rush period of the 1850s...
for the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
which was screened on London Weekend Television
London Weekend Television
London Weekend Television was the name of the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties including south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire, Warwickshire, east Dorset and...
and sold world wide and also wrote and co-produced the tele-movie Taxi.
Movies produced in Australia include Raw Deal
Raw Deal (1977 film)
Raw Deal is a 1977 Australian western film directed by Russell Hagg made by the company responsible for the TV series Cash and Company and Tandarra.-Cast:*Gerard Kennedy*Gus Mercurio*Rod Mullinar*Christopher Pate*Norman Yemm...
, which he co-produced, Road Wars, A Sting in the Tale and the AWGIE
AWGIE Awards
The AWGIE Awards is an annual awards ceremony conducted by the Australian Writers' Guild, for excellence in screen, television, stage and radio writing. The awards began in 1967....
winning children's feature film BMX Bandits
BMX Bandits (film)
BMX Bandits is a 1983 Australian children's adventure film featuring one of Nicole Kidman's earliest appearances.The film follows the exploits of two young BMX experts, P.J. and Goose , and their friend Judy , also starring James Mackay as the bike mechanic, after stumbling upon a box of...
starring Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Mary Kidman, AC is an American-born Australian actress, singer, film producer, spokesmodel, and humanitarian. After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm...
.
His play and film script of the comedy/drama Amorous Intrigue about the life and times of Restoration
English Restoration
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...
playwright Aphra Behn
Aphra Behn
Aphra Behn was a prolific dramatist of the English Restoration and was one of the first English professional female writers. Her writing contributed to the amatory fiction genre of British literature.-Early life:...
has recently been optioned by Richard East Productions.
Movie scripts commissioned include a Geezer-chic comedy Guns, Money & Homecooking to be shot in England 2011 by Nadia Tass
Nadia Tass
Nadia Tass is a film director, producer and actress, originally from Macedonia, northern Greece, who moved to Australia in the 1960s. She began her career as an actress appearing in the television series Prisoner. Ms...
and David Parker
David Parker (director)
David Parker is an Australian cinematographer, film producer, screenwriter and film director.Films written by Parker include Malcolm, Rikky and Pete, The Big Steal, and Amy. He has directed two films, Hercules Returns and Diana and Me.He is married to Nadia Tass-External links:* at...
, and Foley’s Gift for HiJinks Productions.
He is currently working on the book of a musical about a real-life Sixties pop group.
Patrick Edgeworth is based in Melbourne, Australia.
External links
- http://bruceberesford.org/?page_id=57
- http://dumdumland-patrick.blogspot.com/2009/06/chapter-one.html