Alice Birch to pen new series about Karl Marx

James Schamus' Symbolic Exchange will team up with Germany’s X-Filme, France’s Haut et Court and UK’s Potboiler to produce a TV series based on Mary Gabriel’s LOVE AND CAPITAL and UA's Alice Birch is attached to write.

It will follow the lives of the famous German philosopher, his wife Jenny and their children.

When asked about the project, Alice said:

"When James first started talking to me about the material, I thought I knew this story. I thought I knew about Marx and Engels, about their politics, their ideas and their lives. But from the very first page, I realised I knew nothing about these men and their extraordinary families - and crucially, I knew nothing about the incredible women who have sat behind them for so long. It's a story that's rich with complexity and ripe for sharing with a broad audience. It also feels like there’s nothing more apposite for our particular times than this story."

Alice’s first screenplay LADY MACBETH premiered this year at Toronto Film Festival. Her latest play ANATOMY OF A SUICIDE will premiere at London's Royal Court Theatre in 2017.