Michael Lesslie (Writing)

Michael Lesslie (born November 1983) is a British playwright, screenwriter, and producer. He studied English Language and Literature at Exeter College, Oxford, where he received a double first. His debut short film, Heavy Metal Drummer, was nominated for a BAFTA Award. In 2005, he wrote a stage adaptation of The Constant Prince, which performed at the Oxford Playhouse and London Arcola. In 2007, he adapted the film Swimming With Sharks for the stage. It opened at the Vaudeville Theatre, making Michael then the youngest person ever to have opened a new play straight into the West End. His play Prince of Denmark, a Hamlet prequel, was premiered in 2011 by the National Youth Theatre at the Royal National Theatre in London. It was subsequently performed at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End. In 2015, Lesslie adapted Macbeth, rewriting a script by Todd Louiso and Jacob Koskoff. The film was directed by Justin Kurzel...Read More