Returning to our big screen after being revealed as the Odyssey’s 11th Anniversary surprise film – Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke reteam for a sparkling, tragicomic biopic of one of America’s greatest songwriters.

In 1943, Lorenz Hart slips out from the premiere of Oklahoma!: it is launching his ex-creative-partner Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott) to musical greatness, just as drink and depression are tanking his own career. Holed up in a nearby restaurant, he faces friends, rivals, and potential lovers with all the wit he can summon – all while desperate for deeper, more elusive connection. Also reuniting with Me and Orson Welles writer Robert Kaplow, Linklater brings gossipy buzz to the world of Golden Age Broadway and poignant depth to Hart’s life. Brimming with ideas and passion for all sexes, but clearly staring into an abyss, he provides Hawke with a star turn, showing in him a new range of both humour and fragility.