film
Merman (2023)
Written and Directed by Madeleine Wynn
Merman weaves medieval myth around issues of present day prejudice. It has been described by Benjamin Zephaniah as "a well imagined, poetic and important film" and by Hugh Bonneville as "tight and evocative."
Cast - Phil Davis, Alistair Petrie, Lucy Scott & Eleanor Grace
Losing Gloria (2023)
An Award Winning Feature Length Screenplay by Madeleine Wynn
Set in the Caribbean during the 1960s, and London in the 1980s, LOSING GLORIA, plays with time. The past meets the present and a young girl together with her older self make some discoveries.
LOSING GLORIA tells the story of a young white girl and her close relationship with a young black woman, Gloria, their subsequent separation and the effect on the girl as an adult, who longs for Gloria and for certain questions to be answered.
theatre
PRETTY THINGS
Merchant of Venice
By William Shakespare
National Theatre
Staff Director - Madeleine Wynn
Director - Trevor Nunn
Starring David Bamber, Henry Goodman & Alexander Hanson
16 Words for Water
By Billy Marshall Stoneking
Old Red Lion Theatre
Directed by Madeleine Wynn
Starring Susan Lynch & Tom Georgeson
When the Past is Still to Come
by Tom Kempinski
Finborough Theatre
Directed by Madeleine Wynn
Starring John Castle, Ronald Wood
Albertine in Five Times
By Michel Tremblay
The Bridewell Theatre
Directed by Madeleine Wynn
Starring Marian Bailey & Miriam Karlin
The Elephant's Foot
By Phil Davis
Etcetera Theatre
Directed by Madeleine Wynn
Starring Jonathon Coy
Dangerous Oasis
By Nina Rapi
Finborough Theatre
Directed by Madeleine Wynn
Starring Bridget Mastrocola
Strangers on a Train
By Craig Warner
Directed by Madeleine Wynn
Chester Gateway Theatre (Premiere)
Deja-Vu
By Philip Davis
Kings Head Theatre
Severance
By Stephanie Norgate
Old Red Lion Theatre
Directed by Madeleine Wynn
Starring Anne Carroll, Nicholas Gleaves, Pamela Salem
London New Play Festival
Old Red Lion
Associate Director - Madeleine Wynne
press
Zenana Theatre Company
Patrons: Julie Christie and Harriet Walter
Zenana Theatre Company, noted for its powerful performances and high production values was founded in 1991 by Madeleine Wynn. In its first year Zenana presented two world premieres: the first by Australian poet Billy Marshall-Stoneking which opened at the same time as The Sydney Theatre Company's production in Australia; the second by leading British playwright Tom Kempinski which was described by Sir Peter Hall as “a profound experience… …breaking new ground” and “an honest and disturbing experience which must be seen”.
Both plays were acclaimed by critics and public alike. 16 Words for Water was named one of the Top Ten productions of 1992 by Theatre Record.
The Critics
16 Words for Water
“Zenana Theatre Company's interpretation guarantees that the audience is encouraged to further pursue their work.”
Di Parker
Midweek
“The best emotional, imaginative and spiritual questions…a production of undoubted intelligence.”
Benedict Nightingale
The Times
“Madeleine Wynn has created a convincing and stifling world in which poetry and modern definitions of lunacy are disturbingly entwined.”
Rosalind Garry
The Guardian
“The clarity and precision of Madeleine Wynn's production disguises a morass of complexity and elusiveness… a fine production of a valuable work."
Michael Wright
Time Out
“The play is vigorously animated by director Madeleine Wynn…Tom Georgeson gives a blistering portrayal of the poet (Ezra Pound).”
Michael Arditti
Evening Standard
When the Past is Still to Come
“…marked by extraordinary honesty…Kempinski has been fearless in self exposure and Castle plays him with searing passion and supreme skill.”
Michael Arditti
Evening Standard
“Madeleine Wynn directs this honest and moving confessional.”- Gillian Piggott
The Stage
“Kempinski’s honesty is breathtaking…riveting…not, by any means a comfortable evening, but one in which we see enough of ourselves to emerge genuinely unnerved.”
Michael Billington
The Guardian
“Powerfully directed.”
Sheridan Morley
The Herald Tribune
“…an unflinching look at human pain, loss and rage—it's all there—a brave work which will no doubt appeal only to the open minded few, yet there has never been a time when such self exploration was more desperately needed.”
Sue Webster
This is London
“Kempinski charts the unmoving progress of this inner ebb and flow with courage, humour and a cunning sense of theatricality.”
John Peter
The Sunday Times
“…beautifully balanced. Madeleine Wynn's production avoids self pity.”
Martin Hoyle
The Times
Albertine in Five Times
“This is a fine fringe production and Madeleine Wynn's directions of the web of interaction is carefully worked in Zenana Theatre Company's strongly cast production.”
Kate Basset
The Times
“A delicate and sensitive exploration…to be applauded for its realistic approach…beautifully animated by Madeleine Wynn.”
Naomi Cowan
What's On
Main house production Chester Gateway Theatre
Strangers on a Train
“Madeleine Wynn's absorbing production has a cinemaic flow. The acting too is evocating of fifties film noir.”
The Stage
