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Poppy Shakespeare is a 2006 British novel and 2004 Channel 4 film about mental illness by Clare Allan. It tells the story of day patients at a mental health hospital. The central characters are Poppy Shakespeare, a new patient, and "N", a long-term patient.
Poppy Shakespeare: Directed by Benjamin Ross. With Anna Maxwell Martin, Tessa Peake-Jones, Claire Benedict, Kolade Agboke. N has been a day patient at north London's Dorothy Fish day hospital for 13 years - her ambition is never to leave.
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- Benjamin Ross
- 2008-03-31
Jan 1, 2006 · The tale of Poppy Shakespeare is narrated by N (we never know her by any other handle), a long-term client of the Dorothy Fish day care centre for people with mental illness. Clients spend their days at the centre, and return home for nights, weekends and public holidays.
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The film Poppy Shakespeare, based on Clare Allen’s novel, takes us down a cinematic rabbit hole into north London’s fictional Dorothy Fish day hospital where the clearly ‘sane’ Poppy, played by Naomie Harris, has been mysteriously committed to a compulsory day-program for the mentally ill.
Poppy Shakespeare. A longtime mental patient meets a glamorous new patient. Rent Poppy Shakespeare on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. Watched this ages ago. A very engrossing and...
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- Benjamin Ross
- Drama
- Naomie Harris
N has been a day patient at a north London psychiatric hospital for 13 years - her ambition is to never leave. Then she meets glamorous new patient Poppy Shakespeare, who is convinced that she's not mad. While N can't understand Poppy's desire to escape, she commits to help her new friend.
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Jul 6, 2008 · Poppy Shakespeare. Its strongest features are a bitingly ironic script, snappy direction, and exceptionally fine acting by BAFTA award-winner Anna Maxwell Martin and Naomie Harris.