Burlesque Fairytales

Burlesque Fairytales
Burlesque Fairytales
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Susan Luciani
Written by	Susan Luciani
Produced by	Lindsay McFarlane
Starring	See full list below
Cinematography	Derek Suter
Edited by	Claus Wehlisch
Music by	Nicholas Singer
Production; company	Double Barrel Productions
Release date	7 June 2009(STIFF);
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£35,000

Last updated October 21, 2025

Burlesque Fairytales is a 2009 British thriller film written and directed by Susan Luciani set in a fictional 1930s London theatre.^[3] It stars an ensemble cast and premiered at Seattle's True Independent Film Festival on 7 June 2009.^[4]

Cast

Anna Andresen as The Mermaid^[5]
Esmé Bianco as Mother^[1]
Stephen Campbell Moore as Peter Blythe-Smith^[2]
Jim Carter as The Compere^[1]
Benedict Cumberbatch as Henry Clark^[6]
Lindsay Duncan as Ice Queen^[1]
Barbara Flynn as Mrs Argyle^[1]
Mona Hammond as Death's Wife
Kevin Howarth as Jimmy Harrison^[7]
Sophie Hunter as Annabel Blythe-Smith^[6]

Production

Produced by Double Barrel Productions, the film is Susan Luciani's directorial debut and was shot in 19 days at Pinewood Studios.^[1]

Release

The film premiered at Seattle's True Independent Film Festival on 7 June 2009.^[4]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Film-maker's debut movie stars Benedict Cumberbatch". Bath Chronicle . 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
1 2 "Newport director's Welsh Bafta vote change plea". BBC. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
↑ Chronicle, Bath. "Film-maker's debut movie stars Benedict Cumberbatch". Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
1 2 "Burlesque Fairytales SUSAN LUCIANI". STIFF- Festival Genius. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
↑ "Anna Andresen – Actor". Amanda Howard Associates. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
1 2 Rebecca Pocklington (5 November 2014). "Did Benedict Cumberbatch meet fiancée while filming Burlesque Fairytales in 2010? Watch spooky trailer". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
↑ Craig Hunter (16 June 2013). "THN Enters 'The Seasoning House' With Actor Kevin Howarth". The Hollywood News. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

External links

Burlesque Fairytales at IMDb

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[BathChronicle-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Film-maker's debut movie stars Benedict Cumberbatch". Bath Chronicle . 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

[BBC-2] 1 2 "Newport director's Welsh Bafta vote change plea". BBC. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

[3] Chronicle, Bath. "Film-maker's debut movie stars Benedict Cumberbatch". Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

[:0-4] 1 2 "Burlesque Fairytales SUSAN LUCIANI". STIFF- Festival Genius. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

[5] "Anna Andresen – Actor". Amanda Howard Associates. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

[Mirror-6] 1 2 Rebecca Pocklington (5 November 2014). "Did Benedict Cumberbatch meet fiancée while filming Burlesque Fairytales in 2010? Watch spooky trailer". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

[7] Craig Hunter (16 June 2013). "THN Enters 'The Seasoning House' With Actor Kevin Howarth". The Hollywood News. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

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