Sari Friedland
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 285 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Geoffrey, the emotionally fragile artistic director to a very dysfunctional Canadian theatre troupe puts on King Lear (casting a storied and ailing actor as Lear), while eager young performers throw themselves into a musical about a junkie prostitute.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
6 blu-ray discs (ca. 843 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based in a fictional Canadian town where legendary theatrical madman Geoffrey Tennant returns to the New Burbage Theatre Festival, the site of his greatest triumph and most humiliating failure, to assume the Artistic Directorship after the sudden death of his mentor, Oliver Welles. When Geoffrey arrives he finds that Oliver is still there, in spirit anyway, and with his guidance (and often in spite of it) Geoffrey attempts to reconcile with his past...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 285 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Geoffrey, the emotionally fragile artistic director to a very dysfunctional Canadian theatre troupe puts on King Lear (casting a storied and ailing actor as Lear), while eager young performers throw themselves into a musical about a junkie prostitute.
Series
Slings and arrows volume 2
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
©2008
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 282 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Follows the fortunes of a dysfunctional Shakespearean theatre troupe, exposing the high drama, scorching battles, and electrifying thrills that happen behind the scenes. Contains all 18 episodes from three seasons.
