WS Gilbert's A Sensation Novel
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Forducks Films are producing a new live action film adaptation of WS Gilbert's early comic play!
Backers: 42
Average Pledge Per Backer: £48
Funded: £2,000 of £2,000
Dates: Jul 10th -> Sep 1st (53 days)
Project By: Robert Turnbull
Backers: 42
Average Pledge Per Backer: £48
Funded: £2,000 of £2,000
Dates: Jul 10th -> Sep 1st (53 days)
Project By: Robert Turnbull
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Last Updated: September 1 @ 11:30 -0400 GMT
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Latest News
Congratulations and thank you!
September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Our campaign is officially over and we have raised our required budget! Thank you all very much for pledging and for promoting the campaign to others, without your help this project wouldn't be possible! Stay tuned for more updates, information and... (Read More)
WE'VE DONE IT!
August 31st - via: kickstarter.com
That's right, we've hit our target of £2,000! Thank you, thank you and thank you again! We've hit our target with 17 hours to go, thank you all so very much for pledging, as well as promoting the project and spreading the word, it's because of your... (Read More)
The Last 24 Hours...
August 31st - via: kickstarter.com
That's right, we're in our last 24 hours and we're steaming towards our goal of £2,000 - if we keep going at the rate we have the past couple of days we'll not only reach our target but smash right through it! A huge thank you to everyone for... (Read More)
LESS THAN 2 DAYS LEFT!
August 30th - via: kickstarter.com
We have just 42 hours to go and need less than £300 to hit target! The campaign has gone amazingly well and hopefully we're going to reach our goal! Big thank you to everyone, pledgers and cast, so far for their fantastic support... Just a little... (Read More)
FINAL CASTING NEWS!
August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We are extremely pleased to announce Alessandra Armenise has joined our cast as The Spirit of Romance Alessandra is an Italian actress, performer and voice actress based in London. Alessandra trained as an actress and performer between Rome and... (Read More)
CASTING NEWS!
August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
It is our great pleasure to announce the talented Richard Sherwood has joined our cast as HerbertOriginally from Northern Ireland, Richard is a London based actor working predominantly in film and television. Richard studied acting and performance at... (Read More)
CASTING NEWS!
August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We're excited to confirm the very talented David Muscat has joined us as The AuthorFrom West End stages, Feature Films and Television Screens, David can be found entertaining audiences around the world. Having recently worked with 3 time Oscar... (Read More)
HALF WAY THERE!
August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We're extremely pleased to announce that we have reached (and passed) the half way mark!With the total (at the time of this update) standing at £1,123 we need to raise a little over £850 more across the next three weeks to hit our £2,000 target.... (Read More)
WE'RE HALF WAY THERE!
August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
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WEBSITE NEWS!
August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Our website ASensationNovel.com is currently live and being updated daily with new info on cast and crew as well as links to our Kickstarter, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Why not check it out, maybe leave a comment? And don't forget to spread the... (Read More)
MUSIC NEWS!
August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We are very pleased to say we have been joined by Nathan Persad as our musical directorLondon born Nathan Persad is a musician, songwriter and singer. With his contemporary twist on classic, popular styles and described as "The master of vintage song... (Read More)
CASTING NEWS!
August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We are very excited to announce that Sian Abrahams has joined our cast as Rockalda Sian is an actor, poet, vocalist and writer from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. She has enjoyed lead roles in both a number of musical theatre productions and short... (Read More)
CASTING NEWS!
August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We are extremely pleased to announce that Joseph Elliott has joined our cast in the role of Detective Gripper Joseph trained at Central School of Speech and Drama. After graduating, he set up comedy sketch group Four Screws Loose, which has now had... (Read More)
AUDITIONS! Video update
August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Unmute Play with sound 00:00 00:00 A quick video update on our first round of auditions… (Read More)
Studio Location Scouting!
July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
We have found our main studio location to film A Sensation Novel! Belt Craft Studios in Seven Sisters, London, will be the main shooting space for the film. The studio has a fantastic aesthetic and atmosphere and makes the perfect base around which... (Read More)
"Virtue is triumphant only in theatrical performances"
July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Less than two weeks into our campaign and we've already reached over 30% of our target!Thanks to everyone who has pledged and spread the word about our project! Next week we have a location recce scheduled in for our main studio space as well as more... (Read More)
One Week In...
July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
One week into our campaign and we’ve already raised more than a quarter of our goal, which is fantastic! A big thank you to all our bakers so far: Stephen Turnbull, Andrew Crowther, Peter Rubinstein, Kirk Northrop, Alex Palmer, Rosaleen Marmion,... (Read More)
CASTING NEWS!
July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We are excited to announce that Lucy Litchfield has been cast in the role of Alice Lucy has a long history of working with Forducks, including multiple roles at the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival and can't wait to start working on this... (Read More)
CASTING NEWS!
July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We are very pleased to announce that Nathan Masterson has been cast in the role of Sir Ruthven. Nathan has worked with Forducks many times in the past, including playing Sir Ruthven in our original stage production and it’s a role he is very much... (Read More)
First Day!
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Well we pretty much hit an 8th of our target in the first 24 hours which is a great start! Many thanks to all! (Read More)
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