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Arabian Nightz
ARABIAN NIGHTZ
Genre: COMEDY
WRITER: Punam Ramchurn of Bury
DIRECTOR: TBC
PRODUCERS: Richard Cottier of Liverpool and Melanie Harris of Wilmslow, Cheshire
The Khana family restaurant is on the brink of bankruptcy and everyone's keeping secrets. How on earth is an ex-racehorse going to save them?
WRITER PUNAM RAMCHURN has written for radio, film and stage. She has had support from Northwest Vision + Media as an emerging writer and features in the current Talent Year Book. Punam is currently working on a spec script for TV and several theatre commissions. “Arabian Nightz is aimed at a mainstream family audience, with a particular focus on the British Asian market,” says Punam, who admits writing a full length feature would be a significant step up in her career.
PRODUCER MELANIE HARRIS has made drama for theatre, radio and TV, specializing in writer development. Most recently she produced a half hour TV drama for BBC Three, based on work with Asian Theatre School in Bradford. “I’m currently working as a development producer on a new TV comedy drama series for BBC Comedy North, based on a Muslim family in Blackburn,” says Melanie.
PRODUCER RICHARD COTTIER is an experienced Merseyside theatre producer and arts entrepreneur. As well as a successful acting career (Coronation Street, Island at War) Richard also runs several successful Merseyside-based arts businesses. He produced the award-winning play, Lags, by Ron Hutchinson. “Both Melanie and I are ambitious to exploit the talent and entrepreneurial skills of the region, in order to get great stories on to the big screen,” says Richard.
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