Tom MacRae

Last updated

Tom MacRae
Tom MacRae (cropped).jpg
MacRae at a Doctor Who convention in March 2012
Born (1977-08-06) 6 August 1977 (age 45)
Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire, England
Occupation(s)Television writer, screenwriter, author, playwright, lyricist, television producer
Known for Threesome , Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Spouse
Dannie Pye
​
(m. 2017)​

Tom MacRae (born 6 August 1977) is an English television writer, author, playwright, lyricist, television producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as the creator of the television series Threesome and the book writer and lyricist of the Olivier nominated stage musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie .

Contents

Early life

The only child of Dianne, an art teacher, and Anthony, an artist, MacRae grew up in Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire [1] and attended Campion School, Bugbrooke.

Television career

His writing for television includes Mayo starring Alistair McGowan; "At Bertrams Hotel" for Marple and "Life Born of Fire" for Lewis ; The Lines of War for Bonekickers ; and an episode of Casualty . [2] He was nominated for a BAFTA in 2002 for the series Off Limits: School's Out.

For the television series Doctor Who , he wrote the two-part story "Rise of the Cybermen" and "The Age of Steel". Issue 383 of Doctor Who Magazine reported that MacRae had been commissioned to write the episode "Century House" for Series 4, broadcast in 2008; however, this episode was cancelled after Russell T Davies decided that it was too close in tone to another episode. For Matt Smith's Doctor, MacRae wrote the episode "The Girl Who Waited", broadcast in 2011.

That same year, MacRae created and wrote Threesome , Comedy Central UK's first original scripted comedy since the channel was renamed in 2009. It starred Stephen Wight and Amy Huberman as a young couple and Emun Elliott as their gay best friend. A second series has aired. [3]

In 2015, he co-wrote the television adaptation of Raymond Briggs' Fungus the Bogeyman . [4]

Since 2016 he has written several episodes for the television fantasy series The Librarians . [5]

Other writing ventures

Tom MacRae wrote a picture book for children called The Opposite, which has gone into paperback and been published in several languages. His second book for children, Baby Pie, also received a paperback edition. [6] MacRae also wrote the short stories "Once Upon a Time" and "Cats and Dogs", which were published in Doctor Who Storybook 2007 and Doctor Who Storybook 2008, respectively.

He wrote the book and lyrics to the stage musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie , which premiered at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield in February 2017. On 21 June it was announced that the musical would transfer to the West End at the Apollo Theatre [7] from 6 November 2017 to 21 April 2018 with most of the Crucible Theatre cast returning. He also wrote the film version, which was released on 17 September 2021 by Amazon Studios. [8] It was previously scheduled to be released on 23 October 2020, by 20th Century Studios, [9] [10] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and sold the rights after a January 2021 release was planned but scrapped. [11] It was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film at the 75th British Academy Film Awards. [12]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jessica Hynes</span> British actress, writer (born 1972)

Tallulah Jessica Elina Hynes is an English actress, director and writer. Known professionally as Jessica Stevenson until 2007, she was one of the creators, writers and stars of the British sitcom Spaced.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mina Anwar</span> British actress (b. 1969)

Mina Mumtaz Anwar is a British actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Constable Maggie Habib in The Thin Blue Line, and Gita Chandra in The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Marc Platt is a British novelist and playwright. He is best known for his work with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Charles Dale is a Welsh actor known for playing Big Mac in Casualty, Dennis Stringer in Coronation Street, Gary "Chef" Alcock in The Lakes and Clive Eustace in The Eustace Bros. He was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Kaluuya</span> British-Ugandan actor (born 1989)

Daniel Kaluuya is a British actor. Prominent both on screen and stage, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. In 2021, he was named among the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine.

James Gillan is a Scottish stage actor born in Glasgow, and trained at The Arts Educational Schools in London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lin-Manuel Miranda</span> American songwriter, actor and playwright (born 1980)

Lin-Manuel Miranda is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, and playwright. He is known for creating the Broadway musicals In the Heights (2005), and Hamilton (2015), and the soundtracks for the animated films Moana (2016), Encanto, and Vivo. His awards include three Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, five Grammy Awards, two Laurence Olivier Awards, an Annie Award, a MacArthur Fellowship Award, a Kennedy Center Honor, and a Pulitzer Prize.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jack Thorne</span> English screenwriter and playwright

Jack Thorne FRSL is a British playwright, television writer, screenwriter, and producer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bianca Del Rio</span> American drag queen

Roy R. Haylock, better known by the stage name Bianca Del Rio, is an American drag queen, comedian, actor, and costume designer. She is known for winning the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Since her time on Drag Race, Del Rio has written and toured several stand-up shows, including It's Jester Joke (2019), which also made her the first drag queen to headline at Wembley Arena. She has also performed as a host for various international tours, most notably Werq the World. In 2018, she published her first book, Blame It On Bianca Del Rio: The Expert On Nothing With An Opinion On Everything.

<i>The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run</i> 2020 animated/live action film directed by Tim Hill

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is a 2020 American live-action/computer-animated adventure comedy film based on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Written and directed by series co-developer and former writer Tim Hill, who co-wrote the story with Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, it is the first film in the franchise to be fully animated in stylized computer-generated imagery rather than traditional 2D animation. The regular voice cast of the series reprise their respective roles from the series and the previous films and including new characters performed by Awkwafina, Snoop Dogg, Tiffany Haddish, Keanu Reeves, Danny Trejo, and Reggie Watts. The film follows the origin of how SpongeBob met Gary the Snail, and SpongeBob's quest to rescue his pet after he is kidnapped. It is the third theatrical film based on the series, following the first in 2004 and second in 2015. The film is dedicated to creator Stephen Hillenburg, who died in 2018, and also served as an executive producer on the project.

<i>Cats</i> (2019 film) Film by Tom Hooper

Cats is a 2019 musical fantasy film based on the 1981 stage musical of the same name by Andrew Lloyd Webber, which in turn was based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. The film was directed by Tom Hooper, in his second feature musical following Les Misérables (2012), from a screenplay by Lee Hall and Hooper. It features an ensemble cast, including James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, and Francesca Hayward in her film debut.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jamie Fraser (character)</span> Fictional character in Outlander series

James "Jamie" Fraser is a fictional character in the Outlander series of multi-genre novels by American author Diana Gabaldon, and its television adaptation. In the series, married World War II nurse Claire Randall is visiting Scotland when she is transported through time from 1945 back to 1743. There she finds adventure, war and romance with the dashing Highland warrior Jamie Fraser, a member of Gabaldon's fictionalized Clan Fraser of Lovat. Jamie also appears in two novels in the Lord John series of historical mysteries, and in the 2013 novella Virgins.

<i>Everybodys Talking About Jamie</i> Musical

Everybody's Talking About Jamie is a coming-of-age stage musical with music by Dan Gillespie Sells and book and lyrics by Tom MacRae. The musical is inspired by the 2011 British television documentary Jamie: Drag Queen at 16 directed by Jenny Popplewell. The musical follows and is based upon the true-life story of 16-year-old British schoolboy Jamie Campbell, as he overcomes prejudice and bullying to step out of the darkness and become a drag queen.

<i>Everybodys Talking About Jamie</i> (film) 2021 film

Everybody's Talking About Jamie is a 2021 biographical coming-of-age musical comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Butterell from a screenplay by Tom MacRae based on the stage musical of the same name, which in turn was adapted from the BBC Three documentary Jamie: Drag Queen at 16 by Jenny Popplewell. The film stars newcomer Max Harwood with Sarah Lancashire, Lauren Patel, Shobna Gulati, Ralph Ineson, Adeel Akhtar, Samuel Bottomley, Sharon Horgan, and Richard E. Grant. The story follows and is based upon the true-life story of 16-year-old British schoolboy Jamie Campbell, as he overcomes prejudice and bullying, to step out of the darkness and become a drag queen.

<i>Talking Sopranos</i> Podcast about The Sopranos tv series

Talking Sopranos is a 91-episode podcast hosted by Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa in 2020 and 2021, based on the long-running HBO television series The Sopranos (1999–2007). Imperioli played Christopher Moltisanti, and also wrote and produced five episodes, while Schirripa played Bobby Baccalieri in the series. The podcast is available on YouTube and on the Talking Sopranos website.

Max William James Harwood is an English actor. He debuted in the titular role of the film Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021), an adaptation of the stage musical based on a true story. He was named a 2021 Brit to Watch by Variety.

<i>Everybodys Talking About Jamie</i> (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2021 soundtrack album by Various artists

Everybody's Talking About Jamie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2021 film of the same name based on the eponymous stage musical. Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae whom wrote the music, book and lyrics for the musical, had written, composed and produced the album. The soundtrack album was released by Island Records and New Regency Music on 10 September 2021, the same day as its U.S. release. Though mostly excludes five of the musical numbers from the stage play, the album features an additional song "This Was Me", performed by Richard E. Grant and Holly Johnson. The soundtrack includes contributions from Becky Hill, Todrick Hall, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Chaka Khan and The Feeling, alongside the film's musical numbers. The album was well received by critics and audiences.

References

  1. ↑ Who's The Star Of Village Fete Daventry Express, 11 September 2006
  2. ↑ The Lines Of War Archived 26 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine BBC 1
  3. ↑ Tom MacRae 'Threesome' Q&A: 'Series two is going to be different' Digital Spy, 26 September 2012
  4. ↑ ‘Fungus the Bogeyman’: Victoria Wood and Timothy Spall on the new TV production of Raymond Briggs' classic Independent, 22 December 2015
  5. ↑ Librarians: Dean Devlin on Doctor Who influence, previews season 3 death Entertainment Weekly, 19 November 2016
  6. ↑ About the author – Tom Macrae Random House
  7. ↑ www.dewynters.com, DEWYNTERS |. "Everybody's Talking About Jamie". www.nimaxtheatres.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  8. ↑ D’Alessandro, Anthony (20 May 2021). "'Everybody's Talking About Jamie': Feature Musical Skips Theaters & Heads To Amazon Prime". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  9. ↑ D’Alessandro, Anthony (12 June 2020). "'The One And Only Ivan' Heads To Disney+; 'Beatles: Get Back' Moves To 2021 & More: Disney Release Date Changes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  10. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (20 August 2019). "Amy Adams 'Woman In The Window' Will Now Open In Early Summer, 'Cruella' Moves To 2021". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  11. ↑ Sullivsn, Lindsey (12 June 2020). "Everybody's Talking About Jamie Movie Musical Shifts Release Date to January 2021". Broadway.com . Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Nominations Announced: EE British Academy Film Awards in 2022". 3 February 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.