We Three
A STORY OF MOTHERHOOD, GRIEF AND AMBITION
We know Lady Macbeth to be the wife of a man who wants to be King, but what happens before this play begins?
In this new short, we see her in her own right - a young woman wrestling with motherhood, lust and identity.
What leads a woman to murder?
How does her grief fuel her ambition?
In WE THREE, we give voice to Lady Macbeth’s untold story.
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Grace AndrewsProducerTrained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. She has worked with progressive and international directors including Declan Donnellan, Katie Mitchell, Vladimir Shcherban, Jane Gibson, Owen Horsley, Alain Perroux and Mike Alfreds. Theatre includes: The Forbidden Zone (Schaubühne), Peer Gynt (Barbican and London Symphony Orchestra), See What I See (Oxford Playhouse, Eyestrings), Tomorrow I Was Always A Lion (Arcola, Belarus Free Theatre), The Winter’s Tale (international tour, Cheek By Jowl) and Ophelia in Hamlet (US tour, Actor's From the London Stage). Voiceover includes: The Faithful (Macmillan Audiobooks), How To Live Like Your Cat (Faber) and Schoolgirl Missing (Audible). She is a freelance director at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and is an acting tutor at Fontainebleau School of Acting, Paris. This is her first film.
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Owen HorsleyDirectorDirecting credits include Maydays by David Edgar (RSC), Don Giovanni (LaMaMa, NYC) Salome by Oscar Wilde (RSC) The Famous Victories of Henry V (RSC), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Garsington Opera), Henry V (Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (Watermill Theatre). Owen was Associate Director on the RSC King and Country Tour and worked with Artistic Director Gregory Doran on Richard II and Henry IV Part 1 and 2 and Henry V from 2013-16. Owen is also an Associate Director for Cheek by Jowl. He was Assistant Director to Declan Donnellan on The Changeling (2006) Cymbeline (2007), Troilus and Cressida (2008), Macbeth (2009-11) and ‘Tis Pity she’s a Whore (2011-13) becoming Associate Director in 2010. Owen Co-Directed the 2013 Tour of Tis Pity. Other directing credits include The Richard Project (AADA), All’s Well That Ends Well (Stella Adler), The Two Noble Kinsmen (RWCMD) Outside on the Street (Edinburgh Fringe and Arcola) Antony and Cleopatra, Lysistrata, As you Like it (Guildhall School of Music and Drama), Edward II (St Andrew's Crypt), In Bed With Messalina (Courtyard Theatre) See What I See (St Clements Mental Hospital, Oxford Playhouse) and The Duchess of Malfi (Southwark Playhouse and UK Tour). Owen created Bard City in 2016, which offers Shakespeare training in New York and London as well as presenting innovative versions of his plays. Recent work includes A one-man Hamlet with Ben Schnetzer at Classic Stage Company, New York.
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Owen Horsley, Grace Andrews, William ShakespeareWriter
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Orlando JamesEditorTrained at Drama Centre London. Theatre includes: Will Shakespeare in Disney’s hit West-End production of Shakespeare in Love (Declan Donnellan, Noël Coward Theatre); Leontes in The Winter’s Tale, Giovanni in ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, and Malcolm inMacbeth (Cheek by Jowl); Barclay in the first major revival of Another Country (Theatre Royal Bath & Chichester); Ferdinand in The Duchess of Malfi (Eyestrings Theatre); Captain Greville in first major revival of The Madness of George III (West End) starring David Haig. TV includes: Six Wives (BBC), Dr Who 50th Anniversary Special (BBC). Film includes: Charlie in Wonder Woman 1984 (Patty Jenkins, DC Films). Orlando is also a Photographer, Filmmaker and owner of Southpaw Coffee.
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Grace AndrewsKey Cast"Mother"Trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. She has worked with progressive and international directors including Declan Donnellan, Katie Mitchell, Vladimir Shcherban, Jane Gibson, Owen Horsley, Alain Perroux and Mike Alfreds. Theatre includes: The Forbidden Zone (Schaubühne), Peer Gynt (Barbican and London Symphony Orchestra), See What I See (Oxford Playhouse, Eyestrings), Tomorrow I Was Always A Lion (Arcola, Belarus Free Theatre), The Winter’s Tale (international tour, Cheek By Jowl) and Ophelia in Hamlet (US tour, Actor's From the London Stage). Voiceover includes: The Faithful (Macmillan Audiobooks), How To Live Like Your Cat (Faber) and Schoolgirl Missing (Audible). She is a freelance director at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and is an acting tutor at Fontainebleau School of Acting, Paris. This is her first film.
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Orlando JamesKey Cast"Father"Trained at Drama Centre London. Theatre includes: Will Shakespeare in Disney’s hit West-End production of Shakespeare in Love (Declan Donnellan, Noël Coward Theatre); Leontes in The Winter’s Tale, Giovanni in ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, and Malcolm inMacbeth (Cheek by Jowl); Barclay in the first major revival of Another Country (Theatre Royal Bath & Chichester); Ferdinand in The Duchess of Malfi (Eyestrings Theatre); Captain Greville in first major revival of The Madness of George III (West End) starring David Haig. TV includes: Six Wives (BBC), Dr Who 50th Anniversary Special (BBC). Film includes: Charlie in Wonder Woman 1984 (Patty Jenkins, DC Films). Orlando is also a Photographer, Filmmaker and owner of Southpaw Coffee.
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Trevor KowalskiComposerTrevor is a Los Angeles, California-based, New York-born composer who has worked with award-winning filmmakers, orchestras, game developers, and theatre directors. He wrote and tailor-fit a soundtrack for We Three that makes full use of minimalist clarity and his instincts for cinematic drama. Trevor brings his pragmatic, optimistic, and down-to-earth approach to the talented We Three team, and carefully immerses an audience into the story's world. His music has been heard over 60 million times. Trevor studied at Boston University in the USA, as well as at The Royal College of Music in London.
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Anastasiia VorortniukDirector of PhotographyAnastasiia Vorotniuk is a Ukrainian cinematographer currently studying at The London Film School. She has studied and practiced a wide variety of subjects ranging from Acting, to Philosophy, to Photography, to Dancing and Directing, making her a volatile Cinematographer. She believes the primary mission of cinematography is to serve the story and its characters. Anastasiia is known for her work on The Queue (2017), TV Girl (2018) and Artificial Bid (2018).
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Shakespeare, Thriller, Women, Family, Horror, Motherhood, Grief, Ambition
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Runtime:12 minutes 30 seconds
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Completion Date:July 4, 2019
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Production Budget:4,000 GBP
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:4K
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Aspect Ratio:1:66
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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World PremiereLondon
United Kingdom
July 4, 2019
UK Premiere
Directing credits include Maydays by David Edgar (RSC), Don Giovanni (LaMaMa, NYC) Salome by Oscar Wilde (RSC) The Famous Victories of Henry V (RSC), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Garsington Opera), Henry V (Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (Watermill Theatre).
Owen was Associate Director on the RSC King and Country Tour and worked with Artistic Director Gregory Doran on Richard II and Henry IV Part 1 and 2 and Henry V from 2013-16.
Owen is also an Associate Director for Cheek by Jowl. He was Assistant Director to Declan Donnellan on The Changeling (2006) Cymbeline (2007), Troilus and Cressida (2008), Macbeth (2009-11) and ‘Tis Pity she’s a Whore (2011-13) becoming Associate Director in 2010. Owen Co-Directed the 2013 Tour of Tis Pity.
Other directing credits include The Richard Project (AADA), All’s Well That Ends Well (Stella Adler), The Two Noble Kinsmen (RWCMD) Outside on the Street (Edinburgh Fringe and Arcola) Antony and Cleopatra, Lysistrata, As you Like it (Guildhall School of Music and Drama), Edward II (St Andrew's Crypt), In Bed With Messalina (Courtyard Theatre) See What I See (St Clements Mental Hospital, Oxford Playhouse) and The Duchess of Malfi (Southwark Playhouse and UK Tour).
Owen created Bard City in 2016, which offers Shakespeare training in New York and London as well as presenting innovative versions of his plays. Recent work includes A one-man Hamlet with Ben Schnetzer at Classic Stage Company, New York.