SPANISH TRAGEDY READING

In 2003, after we finished REVENGERS TRAGEDY, Tod Davies, who produced REVENGERS, wrote a feature script based on THE SPANISH TRAGEDY, by Thomas Kyd. Gary Davy, who cast REVENGERS, put together a cast for a script reading in London. I invited Len Gowling, who shot REVENGERS, to attend, poor fellow. As soon as he arrived I thrust a video camera into his hands and said, "Since you're here, shoot it." He had not read the script, and winged the entire thing.

The film was never made (not yet, at least) but here is Len's video record of the fantastic cast Gary Davy put together, and the first reading of Tod's script. Seen are Derek Jacobi, Claire Benedict, Marc Warren, Michael Sheen, Carla Henry, Heathcote Williams, Drew Schofield, Hugh O'Connor, Phil Cornwall, Sean Francis, Ray Fearon, Guy Henry, William Thomas, Andy Nyman, and Tim Crouch.

(Twenty years ago, this piece was cut into five acts. Those were the days when one could only upload short segments to a rival channel. Now, for the first time, here is our SPANISH TRAGEDY in its entirety)