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Showered with awards and critical acclaim, this darkly comic Canadian series follows the fortunes of a dysfunctional Shakespearean theatre troupe, exposing the high drama, scorching battles, and electrifying thrills that happen behind the scenes.
Paul Gross (Due South) stars as Geoffrey Tennant, the passionate but unstable artistic director of the New Burbage Theatre Festival. Haunted by the ghost of his predecessor (Stephen Ouimette), he struggles to realize his creative vision while handling touchy actors, a jittery general manager (Mark McKinney), a pretentious guest director (Don McKellar), and his own tempestuous romance with the festival’s leading lady (Martha Burns). The backstage bedlam mirrors the onstage angst as Geoffrey directs three of Shakespeare’s masterpieces—Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear—one in each season. Guest stars include Rachel McAdams (Wedding Crashers), Sarah Polley (Go, The Sweet Hereafter), and renowned Stratford Festival actor William Hutt in one of his last performances.
Paul Gross (Due South) stars as Geoffrey Tennant, the passionate but unstable artistic director of the New Burbage Theatre Festival. Haunted by the ghost of his predecessor (Stephen Ouimette), he struggles to realize his creative vision while handling touchy actors, a jittery general manager (Mark McKinney), a pretentious guest director (Don McKellar), and his own tempestuous romance with the festival’s leading lady (Martha Burns). The backstage bedlam mirrors the onstage angst as Geoffrey directs three of Shakespeare’s masterpieces—Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear—one in each season. Guest stars include Rachel McAdams (Wedding Crashers), Sarah Polley (Go, The Sweet Hereafter), and renowned Stratford Festival actor William Hutt in one of his last performances.
The Wall Street Journal
"Beautiful, intelligent writing and polished acting"
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Show,
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This review is from: Slings & Arrows: The Complete Collection (DVD)
Slings and Arrows is one of my favourite shows. While you can go wrong with a lot of Canadian programming, this is not one of those. It's an excellent series with accomplished acting. Good quality video and music. It kept my attention throughout the series. I definitely recommend for anyone who has even a little interest in theatre, and even for those who do not. It is fun and engaging coming from almost any perspective. The price for the box set is a great deal as well.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic!,
By A Reader (Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Slings & Arrows: The Complete Collection (DVD)
I love this series: it's funny, it's serious, it's insightful, with fantastic acting all round, even the minor characters are well-developed. And, although the story centers on the dramas that go on behind the scenes of a theatre company, I think it really touches on more than just that: the foibles of human relationships in general, in all their varied forms. The writers have a deft touch: they knew exactly how much to exaggerate the characters so that they are funny and yet still convincingly convey their deeply flawed and complex humanity. And, along the way I also learned something about Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sardonic, hilarious look behind the scenes!,
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This review is from: Slings & Arrows: The Complete Collection (DVD)
Anyone who has any experience with the production side of Canadian theatre, and even anyone who hasn't, will find themselves laughing to the point of tears at this wonderful look at the inner workings of a "major Canadian theatre festival" (not meaning any specific festival, of course).Paul Gross, Martha Burns, and the rest of the cast create vivid, memorable characters, and the series would be worth getting just for the opportunity to see how Shakespeare should be played! William Hutt, appearing as King Lear (in Season 3) is quite simply magnificent - his storm scene, and Cordelia's death, reduce me to weeping each time I watch (and it is definitely worth watching more than once). And there are other subtle touches - the hiring of a young Hollywood heartthrob as Hamlet (surely not a nod at Keanu Reeves, at Manitoba Theatre Centre) is particularly noteworthy, as he is led into the world of real acting. There's some pretty raw language (quite a lot, to be truthful), but not enough to discourage adults who live in the real world. Highly recommended!
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