Phoebe Waller-Bridge‘s Wells Avenue Movies has signed a two-year first-look cope with Francesca Moody Productions (FMP), the Olivier Award-winning firm behind stage variations of “Fleabag” and “Child Reindeer.”
The settlement offers Wells Avenue Movies first alternative to develop FMP’s theatrical productions for tv. Wells Avenue, established by Waller-Bridge and Jenny Robins in 2019, presently has an general cope with Amazon MGM Studios.
The partnership reunites Waller-Bridge with Moody, who first collaborated on the multi-award-winning stage manufacturing of “Fleabag,” directed by Vicky Jones, which premiered on the Edinburgh Pageant Fringe in 2013. Moody later produced “Fleabag” worldwide on behalf of DryWrite, together with its run at Wyndham’s Theatre that was broadcast globally by NT Reside.
FMP has established itself as a theatrical powerhouse with a confirmed monitor document of creating stage productions that evolve into acclaimed tv sequence. Each “Fleabag” and “Child Reindeer” started as theatrical productions earlier than changing into world TV phenomena. Over its two sequence, “Fleabag” received six Emmy awards, three BAFTAs and three Golden Globes. The display adaptation of the Olivier award-winning play “Child Reindeer” went on to win six Emmy awards and two Golden Globes.
FMP’s present slate contains “Climate Lady,” written by Brian Watkins, directed by Tyne Rafaeli and starring Julia McDermott, transferring to Soho Theatre from March 5 after its award-winning Edinburgh Pageant Fringe run. Different upcoming initiatives embody “Feeling Afraid As If One thing Horrible is Going to Occur” touring to Sydney Opera Home, Arts Centre Melbourne and Adelaide Pageant; Tim Crouch’s “An Oak Tree” twentieth anniversary manufacturing on the Younger Vic that includes a special visitor artist in every efficiency; “How one can Win In opposition to Historical past” at Bristol Previous Vic and Edinburgh Pageant Fringe; and “Garry Starr: Basic Penguins” returning to Edinburgh Pageant Fringe from July 30.
“I’m so excited to be partnering with Wells Avenue on this deal,” stated Moody. “This marks an evolution for FMP as we set up ourselves as a house for storytelling and increase the parameters of the work we make. We’re native to theatre, however we additionally know first-hand how totally different mediums can feed the opposite, so that is an unbelievable alternative for us to construct on our monitor document and take a extra holistic strategy to creating reveals.”
Waller-Bridge added: “We’re thrilled to be partnering with FMP on a primary look deal. Francesca Moody has an unbelievable expertise for recognizing and creating new writers from theatre and shares our perception that a lot of essentially the most unique work we see on our televisions comes from writers who honed their ability writing for the stage. Years after collaborating on the stage play of ‘Fleabag’ – which might not have occurred with out her – we will’t wait to work collectively once more.”
