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Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
World premiere of comedy film set in The Fens
A film set in the "badlands of East Anglia" will have its world premiere in Norwich tonight. Chicken Town was written and directed by Richard Bracewell, a lecturer at Norwich University of the Arts (NUA), and filmed in several locations across Norfolk. Cinema City is hosting the event, which will include the film's first public screening followed by a question and answer session with its stars and writers. It tells the story of two school friends who join forces with a grandad, played by comedy actor Graham Fellows, who has unwittingly grown cannabis on his allotment. Richard Bracewell, whose previous credits include the 2015 Horrible Histories film Bill, employed ten of his graduates from NUA to work on Chicken Town as assistants and trainees in the production and makeup departments. Mr Bracewell said he teamed youth with experience on the project, and Graham Fellows, an established name on the comedy circuit known for his character John Shuttleworth and novelty record Jilted John, was part of the cast. Comedians Laurence Rickard (Horrible Histories, Ghosts) and Alistair Green also star. The young characters in the film were cast from The Television Workshop charity in Nottingham, which is a BAFTA award-winning drama group whose alumni include actors Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones, The Last of Us) and Vicky McClure (This is England, Line of Duty). Mr Bracewell described his latest film as "a story about the contradictions of modern family life; a film with both a heart and a conscience". "If Greta Gerwig and Shane Meadows had a love child, we hope it might resemble Chicken Town," he added. It will be released in UK cinemas on 27 June. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Tulip farm stars in Hollywood blockbuster Wicked Producer hopes more film-makers will come to Norfolk Film company hopes to attract producers to Norfolk Chicken Town film The Television Workshop Norwich University of the Arts
BBC News
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Norfolk film Chicken Town gets world premiere in Norwich
A film set in the "badlands of East Anglia" will have its world premiere in Norwich Town was written and directed by Richard Bracewell, a lecturer at Norwich University of the Arts (NUA), and filmed in several locations across City is hosting the event, which will include the film's first public screening followed by a question and answer session with its stars and tells the story of two school friends who join forces with a grandad, played by comedy actor Graham Fellows, who has unwittingly grown cannabis on his allotment. Richard Bracewell, whose previous credits include the 2015 Horrible Histories film Bill, employed ten of his graduates from NUA to work on Chicken Town as assistants and trainees in the production and makeup Bracewell said he teamed youth with experience on the project, and Graham Fellows, an established name on the comedy circuit known for his character John Shuttleworth and novelty record Jilted John, was part of the Laurence Rickard (Horrible Histories, Ghosts) and Alistair Green also star. The young characters in the film were cast from The Television Workshop charity in Nottingham, which is a BAFTA award-winning drama group whose alumni include actors Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones, The Last of Us) and Vicky McClure (This is England, Line of Duty).Mr Bracewell described his latest film as "a story about the contradictions of modern family life; a film with both a heart and a conscience"."If Greta Gerwig and Shane Meadows had a love child, we hope it might resemble Chicken Town," he will be released in UK cinemas on 27 June. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
