Powder Room (film)

Powder Room
Powder Room
	DVD cover
Directed by	MJ Delaney
Screenplay by	Rachel Hirons
Story by	Jennifer Davies; Amirah Garba; Rachel Hirons; Stephanie Jay; Stef O'Driscoll; Amy Revelle; Natasha Sparkes; Emily Wallis
Based on	When Women Wee; by Rachel Hirons
Produced by	Damian Jones; James Cotton; Nichola Martin
Starring	Sheridan Smith; Jaime Winstone; Kate Nash; Oona Chaplin; Riann Steele; Alice Sanders; Sarah Hoare; Johnnie Fiori
Cinematography	John Lee
Edited by	Ben Jordan
Music by	Fake Club
Production; company	DJ Films
Distributed by	Universal Pictures; Vertigo Releasing
Release date	21 November 2013;
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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.

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

Sheridan Smith as Sam
Jaime Winstone as Chanel
Kate Nash as Michelle
Oona Chaplin as Jess
Riann Steele as Paige
Alice Sanders as Mel
Sarah Hoare as Saskia
Johnnie Fiori as Toilet attendant
Micah Balfour as James
Alex Warren as Sean
Zara White as Stacey
Antonia Bernath as Kim
Jodi Halpin as Linzi
Bunmi Mojekwu as Louise
Lashana Lynch as Laura
Elarica Gallacher as Jenny
Stephanie Jay as Alex
Natasha Sparkes as Bunny
Emily Wallis as Helena

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.^{[citation needed]} The soundtrack also features the track 'Pretty Colours' by London-based, Swedish band FRANCOBOLLO which first appeared in their debut e.p HARPHOLMA.

References

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

External links

Powder Room at British Comedy Guide
Powder Room at IMDb

[BBFC-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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