Powder Room (film)

Powder Room is a 2013 British comedy film directed by MJ Delaney and written by Rachel Hirons. It is based on the stage play When Women Wee scripted by Hirons, devised by Natasha Sparkes, Stephanie Jay, Emily Wallis, Amirah Garba, Amy Revelle, Stef O'Driscoll, and Jennifer Davies. The film stars Sheridan Smith, Jaime Winstone, Kate Nash, and Oona Castilla Chaplin.

For other uses, see Powder room (disambiguation).

Powder Room
DVD cover
Directed byMJ Delaney
Screenplay byRachel Hirons
Story byJennifer Davies
Amirah Garba
Rachel Hirons
Stephanie Jay
Stef O'Driscoll
Amy Revelle
Natasha Sparkes
Emily Wallis
Based onWhen Women Wee
by Rachel Hirons
Produced byDamian Jones
James Cotton
Nichola Martin
StarringSheridan Smith
Jaime Winstone
Kate Nash
Oona Chaplin
Riann Steele
Alice Sanders
Sarah Hoare
Johnnie Fiori
CinematographyJohn Lee
Edited byBen Jordan
Music byFake Club
Production
company
DJ Films
Distributed byVertigo Releasing[1]
Release date
  • 21 November 2013 (2013-11-21)
[1]
Running time
86 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The comedy follows Sam, as her life is turned upside down on a big night out. When reunited with her old college friends, Sam is forced to re-evaluate her life and constructs an elaborate façade in order to convince herself and her friends that she has it all. But once her dysfunctional yet devoted trio of best mates intervene, her carefully crafted charade begins to crumble amidst the shots, cigarettes, ciders and toilet transgressions. Faced with some very harsh realities, Sam must struggle to remain true to herself and reassess exactly what she wants from life.

The film tells its story in a series of vignettes showing conversations held in the powder room of a nightclub. The story was partly inspired by a clubbing trip on which Hirons overheard two women talking candidly about anal sex in a cubicle of a women's toilet.[2]

Cast

Production

Damian Jones decided to take the play from stage to screen after watching the cast of five young actresses Emily Wallis, Amirah Garba, Stephanie Jay, Natasha Sparkes, and Amy Revelle on stage at The Soho Theatre, playing up to six different characters each in various sketches in the provocative comedy, which had transferred from The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Principal photography commenced on 29 November 2012 at 3 Mills Studios in London, and was also filmed in locations in Holloway, London.

Music

Music for the film was curated by the all-female, five-piece rock band, Fake Club. The band appeared in the film, performing music of their own writing, including some songs created specifically for the film. Fake Club members were also responsible for the selection of all other tracks used in the film. The soundtrack also features the track 'Pretty Colours' by London-based, Swedish band FRANCOBOLLO which first appeared in their debut e.p HARPHOLMA.

References
  1. "POWDER ROOM (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  2. Wiseman, Andreas (1 February 2013). "Powder Room". Screen Daily.
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