What was the first play written by the screenwriter of Danny Boyle's directorial debut?
John Hodge (screenwriter) John Hodge (born 1964) is a British screenwriter and dramatist, most noted for his adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel "Trainspotting" into the script for the film of the same title. His first play "Collaborators" won the 2012 Olivier Award for Best New Play. His films include "Shallow Grave" (1994), "Trainspotting" (1996) "A Life Less Ordinary" (1997), "The Beach" (2000), "The Final Curtain" (2002), and the short film "Alien Love Triangle" (2002).
The Jew (play) The Jew is a comedy written by playwright Richard Cumberland and first presented at the Drury Lane Theatre in London in May 1794. The play is notable as the first play in the English theatre to portray a Jewish moneylender as the hero of a stage production. An adaptation of the original play along with a facsimile copy of "The Jew" was published in 2012 as "Sheva, the Benevolent".