College students to star in Keith Large’s big screen crime drama
A STORY from an award-winning Loughborough College writer is set to hit the big screen – with some help from the college’s performing arts students.
Engineering technician Keith Large has written and produced a crime drama set against the backdrop of the music business.
A Date with Shillelagh, stars Eleanor Burke,who appeared in the Oscar-nominated Kon Tiki, and Lauren Cornelius, fresh from major roles in several BBC Radio 4 dramas. The short film is being directed by Jeff Stewart – formerly Reg Hollis in The Bill.
“We filmed mostly in Loughborough. It’s set in the Seventies and there’s a great scene where the star is coming out of a venue stage door to get into her Rolls Royce with crowds of screaming fans eager to see her. The college’s performing arts students were part of the mob, waving album covers we’d had made up with Eleanor’s face on them. Our motor vehicle lecturer Darren Wallis even appeared as the bodyguard,” said Keith.
Meanwhile, Keith’s play Carrot Nappers will be performed at an event which offers an opportunity for new writers to have their work selected and performed for on Friday, October 19, and Saturday, October 20, as part of a new writing night at Shardlow Village Hall.
The evening is part of a community spirit event to support the village hall’s restoration fund. Sponsored by Carrot Napper Productions, each selected writer will receive two complimentary tickets per evening.
Writers should submit a five-minute piece that is either a short play, sketch or monologue on any subject.
Submissions should be sent in the body of an e-mail to scriptaloudworkshop@gmail.com - closing date Saturday, June 30.