THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING HONEST

The Importance of Being Honest is a dark comedy about workplace discrimination by Tena Štivičić.

The Importance of Being Honest was part of an anthology of digital shorts entitled MicroPlays: Polarity in which five playwrights were asked “do our differences have to divide us?”

Conceived and directed for camera by Open Sky’s Lisle Turner, each microplay had to observe certain rules in deference to its theatrical origins: a maximum of three principal actors, a single location, action in continuous time, diagetic music only and no special effects.

The MicroPlays were designed to appeal to audiences traditionally excluded from the cultural discourse, were mobile phone friendly and released via social media.

The plays were watched by over 650,000 people online and the project won a Digital Culture Award for Digital Inclusion before also being announced as The Winners Winner by head judge Kanye King CBE.

SHORT FILM. 6.5MINS.

PRAISE FOR MICROPLAYS

  • “As thought-provoking as they are concise. BEST DRAMA OF THE WEEK, LIVE & ONLINE”

    — THE METRO

  • “Ingenuity twinkles throughout a bite-sized box set. A teasing half-hour of stylish snippets. ”

    — THE STAGE

  • “MicroPlays tell vastly different stories. Each play is slick, performed well and articulate. If a project is attempting to cross over to a new theatre audience, I’m glad it’s one as fresh and high quality as this.”

    — THEATRE WEEKLY *****

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CAST

  • LAURA - CONNIE HYDE

  • ANDREA - JULIE HESMONDHALGH

  • IRIS - MAYA BARCOT

CREW

Writer - Tena Štivičić
Director - Lisle Turner
Producer - Martina Klich
Director of Photography - Ahmet Husseyin
Editor - Mark Whelan
Production Designer - Fiona Mclean
Costume Designer - Carl Davies
Production Manager - Mina Nakamura
Focus Puller - Samuel Harding
2nd Assistant Camera - Rich Bertenshaw
Sound Recordist - Adam Bertenshaw
Hair and Make-Up - Eva-Jean Wright
Hair and Make-Up Assistant - Laura Moss
Runner - Will Tennant
Catering - Benny Holden
Catering Assistant - Poppy Mason
Colourist - Ellory Payne
Sound Editor - Andy Coles
Head of Development - Tony Maher
Post Producer - Jess Netley-Verrinder 
Online Editor - Dave Jones
Press Representative - Gareth McLean
Production photography - Kie Cummings
Digital Strategist - Clark Boyd
Artistic Director For Open Sky - Claire Coaché

Thanks to

Arts Alive and Flicks in the Sticks, Courtyard Hereford, Rural Media, Take TwoFilms, Media Dog, WorkHere Hereford,Feral Productions, Onsight, The Ford Collective, Hay Festival

Funded by Arts Council England National Lottery Funding, with financial support from Wrapt Films and The Elmley Foundation. Supported by Turtle Key Arts.