Brian Eastman (born 3 September 1949, Brighton, UK) is a Producer of feature films (such as Shadowlands, Under Suspicion etc.) television drama (such as Agatha Christie's Poirot, Traffik, Jeeves and Wooster) and stage productions (such as Shadowlands, Misery, Up on the Roof). He has received two BAFTA awards and two international Emmy awards and his productions have received many other awards and nominations. He is a Fellow of the Royal Television Society. He divides his time between the UK and USA.
Brian Eastman founded the independent production company Carnival Films and between 1980 and 2006 produced over 300 hours of television drama, 8 feature films and 10 stage productions. In 2007 Carnival Films was sold to the Australian company Southern Star. Brian continues to produce through his new production company, Batway Ltd. Recent productions include Treasure Island at the Haymarket Theatre, London and the stage adaptation of Girl with a Pearl Earring. In January 2010 Brian presented a workshop production of , Jane Prowse’s stage adaptation of the book by Jane Juska, in conjunction with Z Space Studios at the Theater Artaud in San Francisco starring Sharon Gless. A new production of the play took place at GableStage Miami during January 2011, which was extended to run until 6 February 2011.
Brian is married to Christabel Albery, an avid gardener, for whom he created the gardener-detectives series Rosemary & Thyme. They have homes in London and Santa Monica, California.
Leszek left the company in 1985 and the company was renamed Carnival Films (and Theatre) Ltd in 1989. At this time Carnival also expanded its activities into stage productions.
In the mid 1990’s the Australian company Southern Star acquired a shareholding in Carnival.
In 2005 Gareth Neame joined Carnival as managing director and in 2006 Southern Star became the owners of the company. At this point Brian Eastman left Carnival, which was subsequently sold to NBC Universal.
He is currently working on two stage musicals – Carnival of the Animals, and Gladiator- with the composer Gavin Greenaway and lyricist Roger Hyams. In January 2010 Brian presented the world premiere of Jane Prowse’s adaptation of Jane Juska’s A Round-Heeled Woman at the Theater Artaud in San Francisco starring Sharon Gless. The play has its second production at Gablestage Miami in January 2011.
1989 -WILT (Rank) Starring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones Directed by Michael Tuchner
1991 -UNDER SUSPICION (Columbia/Rank) Written and Directed by Simon Moore, Starring Liam Neeson and Laura San Giacomo. Awards: Ivor Novello, Feature Film Music
1993 -SHADOWLANDS (Savoy Pictures Inc/Spelling International) Starring Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger, Written by William Nicholson, Directed by Richard Attenborough. Awards: Oscar Nominations, Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress; BAFTA, The Alexander Korda Award; BAFTA Nominations, Best Film, Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Adapted Screenplay; Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award; Humanitas Certificate
1995 -THE INFILTRATOR (Home Box Office) Starring Oliver Platt, Arliss Howard, Peter Riegert, Alan King, Written by Guy Andrews. Based on the factual book “In Hitler’s Shadow” by Yaron Svoray and Nick Taylor, Directed by John Mackenzie. Awards: International Monitor, Finalist, Best Achievement in Film originated Television Specials;
1996 -FIRELIGHT (Hollywood Pictures/Wind Dancer Productions) Starring Sophie Marceau and Stephen Dillane, Written and Directed by William Nicholson. Awards: San Sebastian Film Festival, Best Film, Young Audience Jury Prize, Best Photography; Ivor Novello, Best Original Film Score.
1997 -THE MILL ON THE FLOSS (Pavilion/BBC) From the George Eliot novel Starring Emily Watson, Cheryl Campbell, James Frain and Bernard Hill, Directed by Graham Theakston UP ON THE ROOF (Rank/Granada) Starring Billy Carter, Clare Cathcart, Adrian Lester, Amy Robbins and Daniel Ryan, Written by Simon Moore & Jane Prowse, Directed by Simon Moore
SHADOWLANDS by William Nicholson Queen's Theatre, London/Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York, UK Tour Starring Nigel Hawthorne and Jane Lapotaire. Awards: TONY, Best Actor in a Play; TONY Nomination, Best Play-Producer; Evening Standard Award, Play of the Year; Variety Club of GB, Best Actress; Laurence Olivier Nominations, West End Play of the Year, Actor of the Year, Actress of the Year; Martini Theatre, Best Touring Show
JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK by Sean O'Casey, UK Tour/Albery & Wyndham's Theatre, London. Awards: Martini Theatre, Best Overall Production; Laurence Olivier Nomination, Best Actor in Supporting Role
MISERY by Simon Moore, Adapted from the Stephen King novel, Criterion Theatre, London Starring Sharon Gless & Bill Paterson
MURDER IS EASY by Clive Exton, Adapted from the Agatha Christie novel, Duke of York's Theatre, London
MAP OF THE HEART by William Nicholson, Globe Theatre, London, Starring Sinead Cusack, Susan Wooldridge, Patrick Malahide
WHAT A PERFORMANCE by William Humble, Queens Theatre, London, Starring David Suchet
THE GHOST TRAIN by Arnold Ridley, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith and on Tour, Starring Bill Oddie and Aden Gillett
GRAVE PLOTS by David Kane, Nottingham Playhouse, Starring Adrian Edmondson, John Gordon-Sinclair and Patrick Cargill
ANGRY OLD MEN by David Renwick, Theatre Royal, Plymouth, Starring Nigel Planer, Nerys Hughes, Sara Crowe, Christopher Ryan
HOW WAS IT FOR YOU by William Humble, Theatre Royal, Plymouth, With Jane How and Robert Daws
SHADOWLANDS (revival) by William Nicholson, Wyndhams Theatre, London, With Charles Dance and Janie Dee
OUR HOUSE (musical based on the songs of Madness) by Tim Firth, UK tour, With Chris Carswell, Steve Brookstein and Gwyneth Strong
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING (adaptation from the novel by Tracy Chevalier), by David Joss Buckley, Haymarket Theatre, London, With Adrian Dunbar and Kimberley Nixon
A ROUND-HEELED WOMAN (adaptation from the book by Jane Juska), by Jane Prowse, Z Space, San Francisco and GableStage at the Biltmore, Coral Gables, Starring Sharon Gless
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