Poppy Shakespeare

About Poppy Shakespeare

N has been a day patient at north London's Dorothy Fish day hospital for 13 years - her ambition is never to leave. Then she meets glamourous new patient Poppy Shakespeare, an ad agency receptionist convinced she's not mad.

Poppy Shakespeare (2008) is a drama film directed by Benjamin Ross. Released in March 2008, it runs 87 minutes.

Its themes are mental health, psychiatric hospital, and dark comedy. It is adapted from a novel.

Naomie Harris appears as Poppy, Anna Maxwell Martin as N, Tessa Peake-Jones as Rhona, and Claire Benedict as Rosetta. The screenplay is by Sarah Williams.

Shutter Island, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and A Clockwork Orange make useful companions to Poppy Shakespeare.