Award winning playwrights/screenwriters Anthony McCarten (Ladies' Night, Via Satellite) and Stephen Sinclair (Ladies' Night, Meet the Feebles, Braindead, and LOTR: The Two Towers) will be kick-starting the Script to Screen Writer's Room into the New Year.

Join guest MC Te Radar (comedian and documentary filmmaker) on Tuesday February 26 at The Classic in Auckland for in an informal discussion about Sinclair's upcoming feature film project Russian Snark and McCarten's screen adaptation of his recent novel Show of Hands, starring Melanie Lynskey. Award winning playwrights/screenwriters Anthony McCarten (Ladies' Night, Via Satellite) and Stephen Sinclair (Ladies' Night, Meet the Feebles, Braindead, and LOTR: The Two Towers) will be kick-starting the Script to Screen Writer's Room into the New Year.

Join guest MC Te Radar (comedian and documentary filmmaker) on Tuesday February 26 at The Classic in Auckland for in an informal discussion about Sinclair's upcoming feature film project Russian Snark and McCarten's screen adaptation of his recent novel Show of Hands, starring Melanie Lynskey.Since their 1987 collaboration on Ladies' Night - the most commercially successful play in the history of New Zealand theatre - the pair have become two of this country's most prolific writers, blazing trails from page to stage to screen.

Experts in collaboration and crossovers, these two accomplished wordsmiths have mastered the craft of versatile writing and commercial success.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to hear these two leading New Zealand writers map their journey from stage to screen.

When: Tuesday 26th February
7pm drinks in the bar
7.30pm talk followed by Q & A
Where: The Classic, 321 Queen St, Auckland
Cost: $5 donation at the door
Bookings: No bookings required. For more information contact info@script-to-screen.co.nz or call (09) 360 5400.

About Script to Screen

Script to Screen is an independent, industry-wide initiative, established to develop the culture of screenwriting in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Script to Screen's programme of talks and workshops provide opportunities for both established and emerging screenwriters to meet, share knowledge, and develop their craft.

Image: Anthony McCarten

Courtesy of Script to Screen

25/02/08