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Currently under development are four scripts by Richard Lumsden -
Skeletons
A new play set in a house in London, where six close friends gradually reveal the
secrets they have all been keeping for many years. They discover most people will
behave completely out of character at some moment in their lives. Over the course
of the night, the revelations have a devastating effect on the relationships. The
play, then entitled Weirdos) was work-shopped in 2004 at the Soho Theatre, and
on was presented last year as a rehearsed reading with an exemplary cast
at The Venue [off Leicester Square] - you can view the cast of the reading and
online
invite by clicking
here.
The Fall & Rise of Lenny Smallman (formerly We Could Be Heroes)
A struggling songwriter tries to follow in the footsteps of his heroes but life, of course,
never turns out as planned, and his road to middle-age is strewn with unsuccessful
relationships and disappointing career moves. On his epic journey into adulthood, he
gradually realises his lifelong dreams won’t be coming true, then a big music festival
gives him an opportunity for one final moment of glory. Then again, something could
always go wrong…
The Fall & Rise of Lenny Smallman received Time Out Critics' Choice during its run in
November 2004 (then called We Could Be Heroes) at the Bridewell Theatre and was described
as 'Warm hearted and perfectly executed' while Emma Whitelaw of IndieLondon called the
production 'a tale of epic proportions and certainly one not to be missed!'.
THE FALL & RISE OF LENNY SMALLMAN, written and performed by Richard Lumsden
will play for a limited season at London's Arts Theatre from 22 April through 4 May 2008 -
for full details click here.
Fortune
A 30 minute TV pilot for a comedy-drama set in a rough, impoverished suburb of
Leeds, about the different ways of coping with life’s unhappiness when nothing
goes the way as planned. Faith is a young black priest from London, appointed
to her first church in Armley. Eddie, her white partner of many years, is a psychic
counsellor. Both struggle to provide their own systems for helping people through
the hard times. She has to deal with the terrifying elderly parishioners, none of
whom are happy at the church’s appointment of a black woman from London.
He is faced with some of the more desperate members of society, who fully
expect him to predict winning lottery numbers and to be able to raise up the
spirits of the dead.
Boston Deeps [written with Paul Mari]
A one-hour TV pilot for a new police series set in the fictional town of Filthorpe
on the north Lincolnshire coast. The script has been developed in conjunction
with four serving police officers, all of whom wanted to spill a few of the secrets
which don’t usually make it to the screen in the more traditional cop show. Many
police officers feel undervalued in their work, that today’s laws increasingly
benefit the criminal. When superiors are willing to turn a blind eye however, there
is always the implementation of the Ways & Means Act to help get the job done,
which works for 90% of the time in a town as lawless as Filthorpe. The result is
a very dark and funny police drama that pulls no punches.