Writing

Nicholas Wright

Born July 5, 1940 · Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa (age 86)

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Known For

Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in WonderlandRoyal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · 2011
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
7.72011
MovieFantasyFamily
A full-length ballet created by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon for the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The ballet is based on Lewis Carroll's famous story of Alice, an ordinary girl who one summer afternoon falls down a rabbit hole and finds herself on an extraordinary adventure. The music is by Joby Talbot, with designs by the internationally acclaimed Bob Crowley. Alice is danced by the Royal Ballet's Lauren Cuthbertson, and actor Simon Russell-Beale plays the cameo role of the Duchess.
National Theatre Live: Travelling LightNational Theatre Live: Travelling Light · 2012
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
2012
MovieComedy
In a remote village in Eastern Europe, around 1900, the young Motl Mendl is entranced by the flickering silent images on his father's cinematograph.
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandAlice's Adventures in Wonderland · 2014
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
2014
MovieComedyFantasy
At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit hole events become curiouser and curiouser.
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandAlice's Adventures in Wonderland · 2017
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
10.02017
MovieComedyFantasy
One sunny afternoon, during a garden party, young Alice sees with surprise how the writer Lewis Carroll, a friend of her parents, unusually turns into a white rabbit, and immediately feels the irrepressible desire to follow him into a magical rabbit hole.
The Metropolitan Opera: MarnieThe Metropolitan Opera: Marnie · 2018
The Metropolitan Opera: Marnie
10.02018
MovieMusic
Composer Nico Muhly unveils his second new opera for the Met with this gripping reimagining of Winston Graham’s novel, set in the 1950s, about a beautiful, mysterious young woman who assumes multiple identities. Director Michael Mayer and his creative team have devised a fast-moving, cinematic world for this exhilarating story of denial and deceit, which also inspired a film by Alfred Hitchcock. Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard sings the enigmatic Marnie, and baritone Christopher Maltman is the man who pursues her—with disastrous results. Robert Spano conducts.
Mrs. KleinMrs. Klein · 1995
Mrs. Klein
9.01995
MovieDrama
About Austrian-British psychoanalyst Melanie Klein, whose pioneering achievements mainly in the field of child psychology (The Psychoanalysis of the Child) and object relations theory. The action takes place in London in 1934, which sees twenty-five-year-old Melanie Klein mourning the death of her son Hans, who came to life in a mining accident. Your daughter Melitta interprets the incident as suicide and your mother as a culprit.
Vincent in BrixtonVincent in Brixton · 2003
Vincent in Brixton
6.02003
MovieDrama
Based on Nicholas Wright's 2002 play exploring the life of the young Vincent Van Gogh during a stay in Brixton, London in 1873. In the play, which is largely fictional, he falls in love with an English widow.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency · 2009
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
6.72009
SeriesMysteryCrime
The adventures of Mma Ramotswe, a Motswana woman who starts Botswana's first female-owned detective agency.

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