Anne-Marie Casey was a script editor and producer of prime time television drama for ten years before becoming a writer full time. She has written scripts for films and television series in the UK and Ireland and her stage adaptation of Little Women enjoyed a sell-out run with rave reviews.
So given her background in television and film, what would the playlist/soundtrack be to No One Could Have Guessed the Weather?
We thought you might be curious…
“Girlfriend in a Coma” The Smiths
“White Winos” Loudon Wainwright
“Lady Lynda” The Beach Boys
“The Greatest Love of All” George Benson
“Beautiful Day” U2
“Moon River” Audrey Hepburn from the soundtrack of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”
“If you could read my mind, love” Gordon Lightfoot
“An Englishman in New York” Sting
“Vissi d’Arte” from Tosca (Maria Callas version)
“Shiny, happy people” REM
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” Judy Garland
“In the bleak Midwinter” Traditional Carol, words by Christina Rossetti
What was your favorite scene to write and why?
I loved writing the short chapter called An Englishwoman in New York because it was the only time in the process when I had an idea of the shape of a sequence, thought about it over a couple of days, and then when I sat down it seemed to write itself! I remember saying to a friend that I was going to write about feminism and hair dye and I’m sure she thought I was joking.
What was the most difficult scene to write?
I found writing the scene of Julia’s breakdown very difficult and I kept re-working it right up to the very end. I think it was because I felt very close to her as a character and I felt so sorry for her, that I wanted to get across the sadness of her situation as well as the absurdity.
