Lessons from Joan, a one hour documentary written and directed by Walter McIntosh. The film revisits a vibrant and fascinating moment in British theatre history – the creation and performance of iconoclastic director Joan Littlewood’s 1963 satirical World War I musical Oh, What a Lovely War!  By exploring the memories of several esteemed actors – members of the original 1963 cast, including Barbara Windsor and Murray Melvin – with archive footage and photographs, Lessons from Joan evokes what it was about Joan Littlewood’s technique of theatre writing and directing that made Oh, What a Lovely War! such a fresh and revolutionary theatrical work when it premiered in 1963, why the play inspired a movie adaption starring Maggie Smith, Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud in 1969, and why it continues to entertain and move audiences today.

Documentary, 54 mins, 2018
Production Company - Angel Lane Films
Director & Co-Editor - Walter McIntosh
Producer - Andrew Arbuthnot
Executive Producer - Julia Overton
Associate Producer / Archive Producer - Martha Wailes
Narrator - Miriam Margolyes
Director of Photography - Nicola Daley ACS
Co-Editor - Elliott Magen
Original Music - Paul Doust
With thanks to the Estate of Joan Littlewood