Harrower to adapt his play Blackbird into feature film
David Harrower’s Olivier Award-winning play Blackbird is to be turned into a feature film.
Harrower will himself adapt the work into a screenplay, which will be produced by Jean Doumanian Productions, which has previously worked on several of Woody Allen’s films, as well as many Broadway theatre shows.
Doumanian commented: “When I saw Blackbird on stage, I was really struck by the raw, emotional intensity of David Harrower’s characters and their gripping story. David has one of the most unique voices in the theatre today and the fact that he is now translating that voice to the screen with us is very exciting.”
Further details of the film have yet to be announced.
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