Original Screenplays by Matthew Canning-Wall
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Mrs. Fisher's Race
Drama
Based on a true story, follow dazzling socialite Peta Fisher as she wagers she can outrun the Blue Train from Calais to the Riviera. What begins as a glamorous, audacious escapade becomes something far more resonant: a journey through a Europe on the brink, where speed, style and scandal give way to moral reckoning.
Et Tu, Showbiz?
Musical Comedy
A fast, funny musical comedy set in ancient Rome, where a struggling theatre producer tries to build the greatest show the empire has ever seen. As he gathers a troupe of misfits, dreamers and unlikely stars, the screenplay becomes a witty, heartfelt story about ambition, fame and the power of performance.
Demo versions of the original songs are available on request.
One Starry Night
Comedy
A big-hearted Christmas ensemble comedy set in a Suffolk village where a failing pantomime threatens the community lifelines it helps fund. When an overworked young vicar recruits a chaotic mix of local celebrities and villagers to save the show, rehearsals become a funny, festive collision of ego, warmth, romance and rediscovered humanity.
Jingle
Comedy
A warm, sexy Christmas romantic comedy about a jingle writer who returns to his hometown and finds himself drawn into a last-ditch effort to save the local firehouse. The story becomes a heartfelt holiday crowd-pleaser about showing up, holding on, and discovering that home may still have one more song left to sing.
Ghosted
Drama
A sharp, witty Christmas fantasy set in modern-day New York, where a cold, glamorous media mogul is forced to confront the ghosts of his past, present and future. As one haunted night strips away the life he has curated around himself, the screenplay becomes a moving story about loneliness, responsibility, queer community and the redemptive power of showing up for other people.
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