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John Hodge (born 1964) is a Scottish screenwriter and dramatist from Glasgow, who adapted Irvine Welsh's novel Trainspotting into the script for the film of the same title. His first play Collaborators won the 2012 Olivier Award for Best New Play.
Jan 21, 2023 · John Hodge is a British screenwriter who has created acclaimed films such as Trainspotting, The Beach, and T2 Trainspotting. In this interview, he talks about his career, his inspirations, and his challenges in the film industry.
John Hodge may refer to: John R. Hodge (1893–1963), United States Army officer. John E. Hodge (1914–1996), American chemist. John Hodge (politician) (1855–1937), British politician. John Hodge (engineer) (1929–2021), British-born aerospace engineer. John Hodge (screenwriter) (born 1964), British screenwriter.
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The story takes place in Moscow in the years 1938 to 1940 and the drama centers around the apartment of Mikhail Bulgakov and his wife Yelena. Bulgakov has just finished his play The Life of Monsieur de Molière which his friends acclaim a masterpiece. The night after the premiere, he is visited by two secret policemen from the NKVD. They tell him th...
The play is a fictional device to examine the conflict experienced by a writer who is trying to portray a recognizable depiction of the human condition in a tyrannical world which systematically represses such expression. Bulgakov did receive a phone call from Stalin out of the blue at an earlier stage in his career in 1930 in which he was favoured...
The original production received somewhat mixed reviews. Charles Spencer wrote for The Daily Telegraph, "This is a truly tremendous double act which thrills chills and makes you laugh out loud - even though you know you shouldn’t." Michael Billington wrote for The Guardian, "the purpose of Hodge's satirical fantasia is clearly to suggest Bulgakov's...
On 1 December 2011, the original production was broadcast to cinemas around the world as a part of the National Theatre Liveprogramme. In 2016, the play received new productions in New York City and in Washington, D.C.
"On NT production of 'Collaborators'". The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 2016-03-13.Unsigned commentary about the play from the Russian Embassy in London.
John Hodge was born in 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Trainspotting (1996), T2 Trainspotting (2017) and Shallow Grave (1994).
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John Hodge is known for adapting Irvine Welsh's novels into films such as Trainspotting and The Beach. He also wrote plays, short films, and TV shows, and worked with director Danny Boyle and actor Ewan McGregor.
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John Hodge has 64 books on Goodreads with 8774 ratings. John Hodge’s most popular book is Trainspotting: A Screenplay (Based on the Novel by Irvine Welsh).
