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Robert Hugill
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MikeLeigh
Alex & Neil: Moving On
- europe
- coming out
- light-hearted
- music
- parents
- contemporary
- slow-burn
- musician
- closeted
- family conflict
Having crashed and burned after early success as a composer, Alex has managed to rebuild his career and his life. Carpenter Neil is between girlfriends, and his knowledge of music is limited. Yet despite their differences the two come together, and each spurs the other on to explore life further and to take risks. Add in a pair of mothers who are friends and Neil’s fragile younger brother—as well as a manipulative rich uncle and some lively friends—and you have a dynamic mix.
The story mixes the real and the invented. Andover & Winchester are undoubtedly real. But Anne & Margaret’s houses, Alex’s flat, & the studios where Neil lives & works are all figments of my imagination.
The Lieder Festival where Alex’s work is performed is inspired by the Oxford Lieder Festival. The Watermill Theatre in Newby is also my invention.
The Starnberger See near Munich is real, but Sternbach, Schloss Sternbach & the Sternbacher Festtage are invented.
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- 04/24/2026 (Updated: 04/24/2026)
- 1 Chapters
- 3,281 Words
- 79 Views
- 2 Comments
- Mature
- In Process
Story Recommendations (1 member)
- Action Packed 0
- Addictive/Pacing 1
- Characters 1
- Chills 0
- Cliffhanger 0
- Compelling 0
- Feel-Good 0
- Humor 1
- Smoldering 1
- Tearjerker 0
- Unique 0
- World Building 1
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