SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Slings and Arrows. Season 1

Synopsis

Canadian drama series detailing daily life at the New Burbage Theatre Festival, a Shakespearean theatre company in crisis. Veteran Geoffrey Tennant (Paul Gross) had his greatest theatrical triumph, and his most humiliating failure, at the Burbage and now returns as artistic director after the sudden death of his onetime mentor Oliver Welles (Stephen Ouimette). Oliver is ever-present in spirit and dispenses both guidance and disapproval to Geoffrey during his staging of Hamlet, the same play that occasioned Burbage’s downfall at the Burbage seven years earlier.

Language

English

Country

Canada

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2006

Transmission details

1 Jan 2003 at 20:00 (Channel: Sundance Channel)

Duration

180. Each episode billed for 60mins.

Credits

Director

Peter Wellington

Writer

Bob Martin; Mark McKinney; Susan Coyne

Cast

Luke Kirby	Jack Crew
Martha Burns	Ellen Fanshaw
Paul Gross	Geoffrey Tennant
Rachel McAdams	Kate McNab
Stephen Ouimette	Oliver Welles

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stage directing; Rehearsals

Notes

History

Series 1, comprising six episodes, was broadcast 3 November- 8 December 2003.

Awards

Nominated for nine 2004 Gemini Awards for Excellence in Canadian English-language Television.

Sponsor

Name

Movie Central

Name

TMN

Address

USA

Notes

The Movie Network

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web

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Name

Rhombus Media