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Jul 26, 2022 · Musical comedian Alex MacKeith talks about Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Covid-19, and some offers some advice for those thinking about taking a show up.
Logline: An aspiring novelist lands a job tutoring the son of his literary idol on a secluded country estate. Soon he is immersed in the grief-stricken family, and begins to suspect a dark secret at its heart. Premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Long-listed for Best Debut Screenwriter at British Independent Film Awards
Alex writes for theatre, film & TV and performs musical comedy. Welcome to his website. His debut feature screenplay, The Lesson, was released by Universal and Bleecker Street in 2023.
Alex is a former member of Princes of Main (with Ben Pope and Jamie Fraser) He wrote the critically acclaimed, School Play. His debut feature screenplay, The Tutor, is in pre-production with Golden Arrow Pictures.
The Lesson is a 2023 British psychological thriller film written by Alex MacKeith, directed by Alice Troughton and starring Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy and Daryl McCormack. In the way that the movie is structured, it is similar to a play: there are only five key characters and almost the entire story takes place in one location.
Aug 16, 2022 · That’s certainly the case with guitar-strumming comic Alex Mackeith’s opening number about spending lockdown with his dad. This is a great routine, full of real frustrations we can all relate to, which just happens to be set to music.
Liam (Daryl McCormack), an aspiring and ambitious young writer, eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of his idol, renowned author J.M. Sinclair (Academy Award nominee Richard E. Grant).