Friday – Patrick 4
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” is adapted from Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel of the same name.
The story is narrated by a young boy named Oskar Schell, who embarks on a quest through New York after losing his father in the 9/11 attacks. Oskar finds a key in a vase in his dad’s closet, that he believes holds a clue to a final message from his father, but which of New York’s 162 million locks does it unlock? As Oskar searches for the answer, he encounters a diverse group of characters, and unknowingly uncovers a 50 year old family secret.
Joyful, Tear-Jerker, Traditional book musical, Drama
2nd Draft, ready for rehearsed reading or workshop
In 2025, we would like to have a rehearsed reading or workshop of our piece and ultimately find producing partners for the show
Subject matter of 9/11
Cast of 13 (15 if actor-muso)
Band of 8 (actor-muso if possible)
Meet the Writers
Stuart Matthew
Stuart began writing at the age of 14 and in 1999 his first full length musical, SEARCHING, won him the… Read more
Stuart Matthew
Stuart began writing at the age of 14 and in 1999 his first full length musical, SEARCHING, won him the Stoll Moss Theatres Award for Most Promising Under 18 Writer as part of the Vivian Ellis Awards. In 2014, Stuart wrote BEFORE AFTER with Timothy Knapman, which premiered at The Other Palace. The show has had productions in Tokyo, the Netherlands, Vienna and most recently at the Southwark Playhouse in London. Also with Knapman, Stuart wrote IMAGINARY which premiered at The Other Palace and was commissioned by the National Youth Music Theatre. The musical is available for licensing through Theatrical Rights Worldwide. Stuart has written four other musicals including THE DIARY OF ME, EARTH 3001, PIPER and an adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier’s REBECCA. Stuart won the fourth annual Tim Williams' Award for his song STORIES OF HEROES which featured in the show BEYOND THE GATE, and soon afterwards his song IF NOBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME was featured in the show A SONG CYCLE FOR SOHO. Other projects in development are an adaptation of the Netflix documentary MAN VS SNAKE with Daniel Fletcher, and a two part album of original work called ‘Melodies & Motion’ coming next year.
Victoria Gimby
Victoria is an award-winning Writer, Director, and Dramaturg from Durham, UK. She trained at RADA / Birkbeck University (MA) and… Read more
Victoria Gimby
Victoria is an award-winning Writer, Director, and Dramaturg from Durham, UK. She trained at RADA / Birkbeck University (MA) and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts (BA) and is actively involved in creating new theatre and film, with a focus on musical theatre. She is currently the Resident Director on Hadestown and is in post-production for Stages, a series of short films about life in the theatre. Her writing credits include Gingerline’s immersive production The Grand Expedition, Zelda – A Post-Modern Musical (The Other Palace), A Little Bit of Dickens (UK Tour), Pieces of Eight (RADA Festival), Forget Me Not (The Vaults), and News Revue (Director/Writer). Awards include: Winner of LOST Theatre’s Playwriting Competition for By Virtue Fall; Runner-up for Northern Writer of the Year 2018; Winner of Outstanding New Work at The Vaults for Butter; Winner of THE STAGE Ensemble Excellence Award for UKIP! The Musical. In addition to her creative work, Victoria was the development lead for four MA programs in theatre-making at Leeds Conservatoire.
Team
Musical Director – Charles Ingles
Cast:
Stuart Matthew Price, Victoria Gimby, Joel Tennant, Alex Fernandes
Get in Touch
Stuart Matthew Price – smpwriting@icloud.com
Victoria Gimby – victoriagimby@hotmail.co.uk
Rachel Daniels (Stuart’s agent) – racheld@berlinassociates.com
John Rogerson (Victoria’s agent) – john@collectiveagents.co.uk