DANCE FIRST: New Cast and Start Date

Back in November, we first heard the news that Gabriel Byrne was set to star in a new film about the Irish literary legend Samuel Beckett, entitled Dance First and directed by James Marsh, who brought Stephen Hawking to life in The Theory of Everything. So exciting! Then, the holidays […]

New! DANCE FIRST, a film about Samuel Beckett

Variety brought us the great news: Production, finance and sales outfit Film Constellation is launching pre-sales on upcoming Samuel Beckett biopic “Dance First,” to be directed by James Marsh and to star Gabriel Byrne. Marsh won an Academy Award for best documentary feature in 2009 with “Man on Wire,” and […]

Dance First

Status: Post Production, as of November 21, 2022 Written by Neil Forsyth; Directed by James Marsh Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Aiden Quinn, Sandrine Bonnaire, Fionn O’Shea, and Bronagh Gallagher Brief Synopsis Many parts of the literary Samuel Beckett giant’s life: Parisian bon vivant, World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, […]