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An LFF Masterclass With Peter Morgan
Sun 19 October 2008
Latest from Peter Morgan - Frost/Nixon
Co-presented by The Script Factory & The National Film and Television School in partnership with The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival.
Widely hailed as one of Britain's most talented screenwriters, Peter Morgan has a remarkable gift for re-imagining recent history into utterly compelling drama, and shows a fearless approach to writing about major public figures. He's one of only a handful of writers to gain accolades for his work in the three dramatic media of cinema, stage and TV, including five BAFTA awards, an Emmy and a Golden Globe, plus an Academy Award nomination.
Peter MorganA fascinating theme running through all of Morgan's work is the 'pas de deux' dynamic that he creates between his main characters. This is evident in his depictions of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown in TV drama The Deal; the Prime Minister and her Majesty in The Queen; and James McAvoy's fictional doctor against Forest Whitaker's Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland. Morgan takes this motif to the next level in the LFF’s Opening Night Gala Frost/Nixon. The power play and intellectual sparring that occurs between Michael Sheen's David Frost and Frank Langella's Richard Nixon is nothing short of brilliant.
We are delighted that such a major talent as Peter Morgan has agreed to join us for a conversation with the writer, broadcaster and filmmaker Jonathan Myerson.
A Masterclass with Peter Morgan
Sunday 19 October at 2pm
BFI Southbank, NFT1
Belvedere Road
South Bank
London SE1
Tickets costing £10 are available from the LFF box office.
Priority booking is available to BFI Members from Wednesday 24 September. To make your booking if you are a BFI Member, or to join as one, click here.
General public booking opens on Saturday 27 September.
You can book:
By telephone - Call 020 7928 3232 from 9.30am-8.30pm daily
In person - At the BFI Southbank Box Office, South Bank, open daily from 11.30am–8.30pm or at the Festival Ticket Booth, Leicester Square, open 14–30 October, 12 noon–9pm.
By post - Download a form by clicking here – postal bookings will be processed from 18 September for BFI Members or for Non-Members from Saturday 27 September.
Read the full lineup for The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival here - and read details about a second Script Factory/NFTS event at the Festival, with screenwriter turned director Charlie Kaufman here.