Description
A humorous and poetic observation of the banking world through the story of a rogue trader Meet 'The Bear'. A wealthy trader, a family man, a success story. But his world is about to come crashing down when he loses his job, his wife, his self-respect. But he has plan, one that takes the tried and tested rules of the corporate finance world to the streets. Inspired by the true story of the infamous city trader who ran up the biggest loss in British banking history Dare to Do delves into the world of finance and its relationship with the world, and the people it owns. The untold story of the man who broke the city - Kweku Adoboli.
About the Author
MARK NORFOLK Mark studied Speech & Drama at Middlesex Polytechnic and Independent Film Production and Avant-garde Film Studies at the University of Wales, Cardiff. His recent work includes a stage adaptation of the UK's first all black cast of Shakespeare's Hamlet which toured nationally for Black Theatre Live and a contemporary Albanian language adaptation of Hamlet staged in Kosovo that he also directed. Mark is also an award-winning filmmaker producing films that screen internationally, and has recently finished shooting Un, Ati (I, Father) in Gjilan, Kosovo. He has worked as a journalist and researcher in television production and as a writer in residence in a high security prison where he published many books of creative writing. He is currently an associate lecturer in screenwriting at Birkbeck University of London. Theatre: Princi I (Dodona Theatre, Kosovo), an adaptation of Hamlet (UK Tour, Black Theatre Live), Blair's Children (Cockpit Theatre), Where The Flowers Grow, Naked Soldiers, Knock Down Ginger (Warehouse Theatre), Fess Up (Menagerie Theatre), Wrong Place (Soho Theatre), Fair As The Dark Get and Buy Your Leave (Albany Empire Theatre). Short plays include: A Walk In The Park (Talawa Theatre Company), Dear Mama (Pascal Theatre Company) and Dinner With Bono (Flight 5065/London Eye). Radio includes: Broken Chain: The City Speaks (BBC R4/ Film London/Arts Council England); Medium Risk and In the Car Park (BBC). Film includes: Un, Ati (FilmaKS/Prussia Lane), Shadow Gene, Ham & The Piper (Prussia Lane/Black Bull), Crossing Bridges, Love Is Not Enough, How Do You Sleep At Night? (Essay-Prussia Lane Productions) and The Secret Listeners (installation and archive, Pascal Theatre Company/Heritage Lottery Fund).
Reviews
About previous work: "...the UK's first all-black production of Hamlet offers a fresh and hot-blooded re-envisioning of Shakespeare's classic text, proving both that the play's potential for adaptation has not yet been exhausted and that there are no limits on those able to do it." - The Upcoming;"...it seethes with ideas... all provocative and intriguing... it has a gristly intensity and it's performed with intelligence and fervour." - The Times.
Awards
Short-listed for Alfred Fagon Award 2014.
Book Information
ISBN 9781912430154
Author Mark Norfolk
Format Paperback
Page Count 80
Imprint Aurora Metro Books
Publisher Aurora Metro Publications
About the Author
MARK NORFOLK Mark studied Speech & Drama at Middlesex Polytechnic and Independent Film Production and Avant-garde Film Studies at the University of Wales, Cardiff. His recent work includes a stage adaptation of the UK's first all black cast of Shakespeare's Hamlet which toured nationally for Black Theatre Live and a contemporary Albanian language adaptation of Hamlet staged in Kosovo that he also directed. Mark is also an award-winning filmmaker producing films that screen internationally, and has recently finished shooting Un, Ati (I, Father) in Gjilan, Kosovo. He has worked as a journalist and researcher in television production and as a writer in residence in a high security prison where he published many books of creative writing. He is currently an associate lecturer in screenwriting at Birkbeck University of London. Theatre: Princi I (Dodona Theatre, Kosovo), an adaptation of Hamlet (UK Tour, Black Theatre Live), Blair's Children (Cockpit Theatre), Where The Flowers Grow, Naked Soldiers, Knock Down Ginger (Warehouse Theatre), Fess Up (Menagerie Theatre), Wrong Place (Soho Theatre), Fair As The Dark Get and Buy Your Leave (Albany Empire Theatre). Short plays include: A Walk In The Park (Talawa Theatre Company), Dear Mama (Pascal Theatre Company) and Dinner With Bono (Flight 5065/London Eye). Radio includes: Broken Chain: The City Speaks (BBC R4/ Film London/Arts Council England); Medium Risk and In the Car Park (BBC). Film includes: Un, Ati (FilmaKS/Prussia Lane), Shadow Gene, Ham & The Piper (Prussia Lane/Black Bull), Crossing Bridges, Love Is Not Enough, How Do You Sleep At Night? (Essay-Prussia Lane Productions) and The Secret Listeners (installation and archive, Pascal Theatre Company/Heritage Lottery Fund).
Reviews
About previous work: "...the UK's first all-black production of Hamlet offers a fresh and hot-blooded re-envisioning of Shakespeare's classic text, proving both that the play's potential for adaptation has not yet been exhausted and that there are no limits on those able to do it." - The Upcoming;"...it seethes with ideas... all provocative and intriguing... it has a gristly intensity and it's performed with intelligence and fervour." - The Times.
Awards
Short-listed for Alfred Fagon Award 2014.
Book Information
ISBN 9781912430154
Author Mark Norfolk
Format Paperback
Page Count 80
Imprint Aurora Metro Books
Publisher Aurora Metro Publications
