Neal Street Productions is a British film, television and theatre

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founded by

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, Pippa Harris and Caro Newling in 2003.

History

The company was set up in 2003 by

, Pippa Harris and Caro Newling. Its offices are located in a converted warehouse on Neal Street in

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, London. Nicolas Brown joined in 2013 to work across the film and TV portfolio. The company's movies include '' Revolutionary Road'', '' Jarhead'' and '' Starter for 10''. Their TV dramas include the award-winning '' Stuart: A Life Backwards'' with Tom Hardy and

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, ''

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''. In theatre Neal Street has produced ''The Bridge Project'', '' Shrek The Musical'' and the musical adaptation of '' Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''. More recently in 2017/8, Neal Street has produced '' The Ferryman'' written by Jez Butterworth, directed by Sam Mendes. Also written by Jez Butterworth, Neal Street produced ''

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'' which was the first co-production between Sky and Amazon Prime Video in 2018, starring

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, David Morrissey,

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, Liana Cornell and Stanley Weber. ''

''’s fourth series averaged over 11 million (UK) viewers and during its run was the UK's most watched TV programme, the 2017 Christmas Special was BBC One's highest viewed programme on Christmas Day. ''

'' was written by John Logan and starred Josh Hartnett, Eva Green,

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and Rory Kinnear. '' The Hollow Crown'' is a series of Shakespeare films for the

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/ PBS, starring

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, Jeremy Irons,

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, Keeley Hawes and Sophie Okonedo. Neal Street are developing the live-action adaptation of Enid Blyton's book series The Magic Faraway Tree, alongside StudioCanal. In 2015, the company was acquired by

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Productions

Television

*'' Stuart: A Life Backwards'' (2007) *'' The Hollow Crown'' **'' Richard II'' (2012) **'' Henry IV (Parts 1 and 2)'' (2012) **'' Henry V'' (2012)Neal Street Productions (gb)
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. *''

'' (2012–present) *''

'' (2014–16) **'' Penny Dreadful: City of Angels'' (2020) *''

'' (2018–21) *''

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'' (2018) *'' The Franchise'' (2024) *''The Magnus'' (Unreleased)

Film

*'' Jarhead'' (2005) *'' Starter for 10'' (2006) *'' Things We Lost in the Fire'' (2007) *'' Revolutionary Road'' (2008) *'' Away We Go'' (2009) *''

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'' (2019) *'' Empire of Light'' (2022) *'' Hamnet'' (2025) *'' The Magic Faraway Tree'' (TBA)

Theatre

* ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' ( West Yorkshire Playhouse, 2007) *'' Shrek the Musical'' (Broadway/West End/Touring, 2008–) *''The House of Special Purpose'' (

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, 2009) *''Mary Stewart on Broadway'' ( Shubert Theatre, 2009) *''The Bridge Project'' *'' Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' (West End/Broadway/Touring, 2013–, co-production with Warner Bros. Theater Ventures) *'' The Ferryman'' (

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, 2017, co-production with Sonia Friedman) Sonia Friedman''

References

External links

Company website

IMDB entry
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