“A Time When Enlightenment Hits Democracy” Tony McNamara Talks ‘The Great’
Award-winning screenwriter Tony McNamara (The Favourite, Cruella) originally told his story of Russian empress Catherine the Great through a stage play format. The play was comprised of two 45-minute parts, with the first focusing on a young Catherine and the second, her older years. Those 90 minutes eventually expanded into the major television series The […]
“It’s Not A History Lesson” Writer Tony McNamara Talks ‘The Great’
Screenwriter Tony McNamara made bigger waves on our screens after he penned the Oscar-winning screenplay for The Favourite for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. McNamara has also served as a writer on some Australia’s most memorable television series, including The Secret Life of Us, Doctor Doctor, and Spirited. The Great starring Elle […]
