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Dennis Kelly

Known for Writing

Dennis Kelly is a British writer and producer. He has worked in theatre, television, and film. His play DNA, published in 2007 and first performed in 2008, became a core GCSE text in 2010 and has been studied by about 400,000 students each year. He wrote the book for Matilda the Musical, which featured music and lyrics from musician and comedian Tim Minchin. The musical went on to win multiple awards, with Kelly receiving a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. A film adaptation of the musical, with a screenplay by Kelly, was released in December 2022. For television, he is known for co-creating and co-writing the BBC Three sitcom Pulling, the Channel 4 conspiracy thriller Utopia, and the HBO and Sky Atlantic thriller The Third Day. Kelly also wrote the screenplay for the 2014 film Black Sea. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Kelly, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

10 films, 14 shows

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TMDB2.9

Together

2021 · 1h 32m · UK

A husband and wife are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of the Covid-19 lockdown.

TMDB4.2

The Third Day: Autumn

2020 · 11h 55m · UK

The Third Day: Autumn invites viewers deeper into the suspenseful world of The Third Day. Featuring members of The Third Day cast including Jude Law, viewers will follow the events of a single day in a real time 12 hour broadcast as live from the island. In one continuous and cinematic take, the rituals and traditions of the islanders are further revealed as the line between what is real and what is not increasingly blurs.

TMDB3.4

The Circuit

2016 · 40m · UK

Newly arrived in town Nat and Gabe accept a dinner invitation from the volatile Hungarian Helene and her boorish husband Sasha. Whilst the other guests, ex-Bananarama member Marty, Angie, who 'makes bullets' and the supposedly suicidal Danny are affable enough, Nat and Gabe are shocked by their hosts' very public rows and Gabe's attempt at peace-making is awkwardly received. Nat is taken aback when virtual stranger Helene confides in her about Sasha's suspected infidelity and Gabe is rudely rebuffed when he tries to have a heart to heart with Sasha. After Helene physically attacks her husband the newcomers are desperate to leave but when Danny drops a bombshell Gabe is torn between responsibility and the easy way out.