Thus she comes to have a surprisingly grown up attitude to her predicament, one that is immensely engaging, heart-warming, and which is calculated to make one feel just how incredibly lucky one is to have none of her afflictions. Dat geeft haar een heel eigen perspectief op leven én sterven. }); His play Cooking With Elvis... Read more. ga('ec:addProduct', West End, Off-West End, fringe shows, exclusive members discount at top celeb hang out, post-show Q&As and meet and greets. }); For information on how we process your data, read our Privacy Policy. He adds in the fact that she is not only consumed with images of the holocaust and concentration camps, but is also dying of cancer. Spoonface Steinberg (Closed July 11, 2014) | Buxton - Buy tickets and see show information. 2015 Pippa Studied Drama at Bristol University, and Musical Theatre at The Royal Academy Of Music. "I was never right ever since I was born - but why is a mystery for what they have not got an answer". About Spoonface Steinberg. Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine. Niet alleen is ze joods, verzot op opera en verhalen, ze is ook licht autistisch. Please note there is a 2-4 week delivery period for this title. 166 likes. Search the BFI National Archive collections, Read research data and market intelligence. And the meaning was as if you found the spark - and it was finding the sparks inside you and setting them free" (Spoonface Steinberg), “Hall uses the oddball honesty and eccentric speech patterns of savant autism to explore immense philosophical and aesthetic themes, without losing the earthy practicality of a child going through medical and family troubles ... he links her small individual experience to all great tragedies in art and history, to the Holocaust and the indomitable universal spark of life.” –  Libby Purves, If you thought Billy was really up against it as a boy hooked on ballet in a Yorkshire mining community, that was a walk in the park compared to Spoonface. Spoonface Steinberg Lee Hall's play about a young autistic girl is imaginatively directed, but doesn't come together on stage, says Giles Cole Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Spoonface is seven years old, Jewish, autistic - and terminally ill with cancer. 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Find out about international touring programmes, Find out more about the BFI National Archive, Discover how BFI NETWORK is supporting new and emerging filmmakers, Get help as a new filmmaker and find out about NETWORK, Find out about booking film programmes internationally, Courses, training and conferences for teachers. It is a moving, funny and exhilarating piece of drama. He trained at L'École Philippe Gaulier. The question is whether seeing everything acted out in front you is as compelling as letting it take shape inside your head. Television film version of Lee Hall's award-winning radio play. ©2020 British Film Institute. Lee Hall's extraordinary, award-winning play about faith, love and the meaning of life was first broadcast on Radio Four in 1997 to unprecedented acclaim. The problem is that she appears rather older than one imagines Spoonface to be, and the effect is more of a gawky teenager with a doll fixation than a serious-minded youngster with a natural wisdom beyond her years. Qty: From the writer of Billy Elliot and Cooking with Elvis, Spoonface Steinberg is a poetic exploration into the world of a young person diagnosed with autism and cancer. Just how much bad stuff can one little girl take? Spoonface Steinberg was adapted as a television play and into a one woman show starring 42-year-old actress Kathryn Hunter. She plays ‘the proper music' unlike others who ‘like Take That and that'. Television includes: Pippa is best known as Alan Partridge’s temporary sidekick Zoe in series 1 of Sky Atlantic’s ‘Mid-Morning Matters’ and series regular Anna in two seasons of ‘Pete Vs Life’ on Channel 4. Spoonface is seven years old, Jewish, autistic - and terminally ill with cancer. Recommended age for both plays - 11+ Ticket price includes both productions. "And what was the meaning of all these things? ga('ec:setAction', 'add'); For some writers, getting inside a very young autistic girl's head might be enough of a subject, especially when she has dysfunctional parents – a mother who likes ‘the vodka' and a father who seduces his philosophy students – but not Lee Hall.