Acclaimed play set to be made into film

A PLAY that confronted the consequences of paedophilia, and became a global hit after premiering in Edinburgh three years ago, is about to be made into a feature film. Blackbird was written by David Harrower, the Scottish playwright whose newest play 365 opens at the Edinburgh International Festival tonight. The New York-based film and theatre producer Jean Doumanian, whose company has produced seven Woody Alle n films and director David Mamet's The Spanish Prisoner, will produce Blackbird. Mr Harrower is to adapt the play for the screen. Blackbird sees a woman confronting the man who had sex with her 15 years before as a young girl. After opening in Edinburgh in 2005, it won the Olivier Award in London and was staged to acclaim in New York and Sydney. However, Mr Harrower was cautious about the film's prospects yesterday. He... [read full story]