Jonathan RichardsoninStory ProspectsScript Review: ‘Bad Boy’ — A Thriller From a Dog’s PerspectiveWe discuss this year’s top Black List scriptJul 2Jul 2
Jonathan RichardsoninStory ProspectsThe problem of rating screenplaysWhat lessons are learnt when you read (most) of the Black List 2021 screenplays? A lot, along with a lot of problems.Dec 16, 2022Dec 16, 2022
Jonathan RichardsoninKipling UpdatedGunga Din: an updated version of Kipling’s Barrack Room BalladA British soldier in the Indian Army recounting a battle in which a regimental water carrier by the name of Gunga Din saved him.Jul 15, 20221Jul 15, 20221
Jonathan RichardsoninKipling UpdatedCells: an updated version of Kipling’s Barrack Room BalladCells is an NCO reminiscing about a night of drink that has landed him confined to barracks.Jul 1, 2022Jul 1, 2022
Jonathan RichardsoninKipling UpdatedScrew-Guns: an updated versionRudyard Kipling’s Screw-Guns with updated languageJun 24, 2022Jun 24, 2022
Jonathan RichardsoninKipling UpdatedSoldier, Soldier: an updated version of Kipling’s Barrack Room BalladThis is Kipling’s reworking of the nursery rhyme, likewise a ballad from a lovestruck womanJun 17, 2022Jun 17, 2022
Jonathan RichardsoninKipling UpdatedFuzzy-wuzzy: an updated version of Kipling’s Barrack Room BalladAn offensive term these days, Kipling damned the then-enemy Sudanese forces with faint praise.Jun 11, 20221Jun 11, 20221
Jonathan RichardsoninKipling UpdatedTommy: an updated version of Kipling’s Barrack Room BalladOne of Kipling’s most famous Barrack Room Ballads. The disdain for the squaddie, the grunt, the boot — and attitude change when we need themJun 3, 2022Jun 3, 2022
Jonathan RichardsoninKipling UpdatedDanny Deever: an updated version of Kipling’s Barrack Room BalladDanny is a coward many times over — killing a man in cold blood, killing a defenceless sleeping man, killing a comrade.May 27, 2022May 27, 2022
Jonathan RichardsoninKipling UpdatedUpdating Kipling’s Barrack Room BalladsAfter struggling to understand the language of the original poems I’ve revised the language to make it clearer and easier to enjoy.May 27, 2022May 27, 2022