Jane Prowse
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Jane Prowse writes and directs theatre and television.
Her most recent play is A Round-Heeled Woman
, the stage adaptation of Jane Juska
's book A Round-Heeled Woman: My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance. The play starred multi-award winning actress Sharon Gless
and opened in San Francisco in January 2010; a new production, with Prowse directing ran at the GableStage Theatre in Coral Gables, Florida, starting 30 December 2010. The run was extended to 6 February 2011. A London production is taking place from 18 October - 20 November at Riverside Studios, also starring Gless and directed by Prowse.
Also for theatre, Prowse co-wrote and directed Up On The Roof, which received three Olivier Award nominations, including Best Musical. She also directed productions of the musical at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta and the Long Wharf Theatre
in Connecticut. Prowse wrote and directed an adaptation of John Steinbeck
's The Pearl
, which won her the Royal Shakespeare Company
's Buzz Goodbody ‘Best Director’ Award. Other theatre includes Anthony Minghella
's A Little Like Drowning
, The Amazing Dancing Bear and Overboard.
Prowse co-wrote the screenplay for Up On The Roof, which was subsequently made into a movie.
Recent television credits include working for Lynda La Plante
, writing "Ghost Train" and "Witness" for Trial & Retribution
, and "Boxers" for The Commander, which Prowse also directed. Other TV credits include Green-Eyed Monster, The Fugitives, Between the Sheets, Rocket Man, Head Over Heels, The Tenth Kingdom, Living It, Sunny’s Ears and The Greatest Store in the World
.
Prowse's first novel, Hattori Hachi: The Revenge of Praying Mantis, was published in 2009. Her second, Hattori Hachi: Stalking the Enemy was published in June 2010 and the third in the series, Hattori Hachi: Curse of the Diamond Daggers, is due to be published early in 2012.
In 2010 she wrote the script for the feature film Maya Fox, adapted from the books by Iginio Straffi and Silvia Brena.
Her most recent play is A Round-Heeled Woman
A Round-Heeled Woman : the play
A Round-Heeled Woman: the play is a stage adaptation, by British playwright Jane Prowse, of Jane Juska's book A Round-Heeled Woman: my Late-life Adventures in Sex and Romance....
, the stage adaptation of Jane Juska
Jane Juska
Jane Juska is an American author and retired English schoolteacher whose first book, A Round-Heeled Woman : My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance , documented her search for sex at 67 years of age....
's book A Round-Heeled Woman: My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance. The play starred multi-award winning actress Sharon Gless
Sharon Gless
Sharon Marguerite Gless is an American character actress of stage, film and television, who is best known for her roles as Maggie Philbin on Switch , as Sgt. Christine Cagney in the police procedural drama series Cagney & Lacey and as Debbie Novotny in the Showtime cable television series Queer...
and opened in San Francisco in January 2010; a new production, with Prowse directing ran at the GableStage Theatre in Coral Gables, Florida, starting 30 December 2010. The run was extended to 6 February 2011. A London production is taking place from 18 October - 20 November at Riverside Studios, also starring Gless and directed by Prowse.
Also for theatre, Prowse co-wrote and directed Up On The Roof, which received three Olivier Award nominations, including Best Musical. She also directed productions of the musical at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta and the Long Wharf Theatre
Long Wharf Theatre
Long Wharf Theatre is a nonprofit institution in New Haven, Connecticut, a pioneer in the not-for-profit regional theatre movement, the originator of several prominent plays, and a venue where many internationally known actors have appeared....
in Connecticut. Prowse wrote and directed an adaptation of John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. was an American writer. He is widely known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden and the novella Of Mice and Men...
's The Pearl
The Pearl (novel)
The Pearl is a novella by American author John Steinbeck, published in 1947.- Analysis :A story based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the disastrous effects of stepping out of an established system...
, which won her the Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs 700 staff and produces around 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford-upon-Avon and plays regularly in London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and on tour across...
's Buzz Goodbody ‘Best Director’ Award. Other theatre includes Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella, CBE was an English film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was Chairman of the Board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007....
's A Little Like Drowning
A Little Like Drowning
A Little Like Drowning is the first film Anthony Minghella directed. This 55 minute feature film was shot on the Isle of Wight in 1977 and completed in 15 days.-Credits:* Director: Anthony Minghella* Production Company: The Silver Screen Film Company...
, The Amazing Dancing Bear and Overboard.
Prowse co-wrote the screenplay for Up On The Roof, which was subsequently made into a movie.
Recent television credits include working for Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante, CBE is an English author, screenwriter and former actress, best known for writing the Prime Suspect television crime series....
, writing "Ghost Train" and "Witness" for Trial & Retribution
Trial & Retribution
Trial & Retribution is a feature-length ITV police proceduraltelevision drama series that began in 1997. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series Prime Suspect. Each episode of the Trial & Retribution series is broadcast over two nights. The...
, and "Boxers" for The Commander, which Prowse also directed. Other TV credits include Green-Eyed Monster, The Fugitives, Between the Sheets, Rocket Man, Head Over Heels, The Tenth Kingdom, Living It, Sunny’s Ears and The Greatest Store in the World
The Greatest Store in the World
The Greatest Store in the World is a book by Alex Shearer and later made into a telemovie which was broadcast on 24 December 1999. The story is told in flashback by Livvie , a bright young girl who is in police custody on Christmas Day...
.
Prowse's first novel, Hattori Hachi: The Revenge of Praying Mantis, was published in 2009. Her second, Hattori Hachi: Stalking the Enemy was published in June 2010 and the third in the series, Hattori Hachi: Curse of the Diamond Daggers, is due to be published early in 2012.
In 2010 she wrote the script for the feature film Maya Fox, adapted from the books by Iginio Straffi and Silvia Brena.