Seasons & Episodes
Absolute Hell
Black comedy set in Soho, London, right after WW2. Half of the fun is seeing a slew of very familiar faces kick up their
Uncle Vanya
When Vanya's brother-in-law declares his intention to sell the family's house, polite facades begin to crumble and long
Nona
An adaptation of Roberto Cossa's Argentinian drama, the play focuses on a family desperately struggling against inflatio
Old Times
A married couple are visited by a friend from their past, who causes them unease and even embarrassment.
Top Girls
Marlene celebrates her new position as MD of Top Girls Appointment Agency by giving a dinner party for five oddly assort
The Trials of Oz
Dramatization of the famous 1971 trial in which the editors of the British underground magazine "Oz" were charged with o
Tales From Hollywood
Among the residents of Los Angeles during the 1940s were Thomas and Heinrich Mann, Bertolt Brecht and, according to this
A Doll's House
Years ago, Nora Helmer committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald. Now she is be
Roots
Beatie returns to her family home in Norfolk, having been "educated" in cultural and political matters by Ronnie, the bo
After the Dance
David and Joan's life has been one continuous party, but their marriage is loveless. Suddenly a young girl appears in th
Six Characters in Search of an Author
Originally set in a theatre, this new version of Luigi Pirandello's classic play takes place in a film studio in 1950 an
Suddenly Last Summer
Mrs Venable's grief at the loss of her beloved poet son Sebastian turns to rage against her niece Catharine, his last co
The Maitlands
It is early summer in the secluded seaside village of Betworthy. But there is a strained atmosphere in the once-prospero
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler is a beautiful woman married to the solid and respectable academic George Tesman. Then an old flame, the dr
The Entertainer
The play uses the metaphor of the dying music hall tradition, specifically fictional music hall star Archie Rice, to com
The Changeling
Just days before her wedding, Beatrice-Joanna has a chance encounter with Alsemero, and realizes that she has met her on
Message For Posterity
A Parliamentary committee decides to commission a portrait as a memorial to an ageing Conservative, wartime ex-Prime Min
Measure for Measure
Modern dress version of Shakespeare's "problem comedy" emphasizing the darker elements of the play and eliminating most
The Deep Blue Sea
A woman unhappy in her passionless marriage leaves her husband for a younger and more ardent lover.
Summer Day's Dream
In 1975, after a nuclear war, the nations have combined to set up a World Government. An old man who lives quietly in th
The Mother
Paddy Chayefsky's 1954 play set in the Bronx tells the story of a recently widowed 66-year-old seeks a job after 40 year
Shadow of a Gunman
In 1920 as the Irish War of Independence rages, two young men, Donald Davoren and Seamus Shields, share a flat in Dublin
The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd
Mrs Holroyd is married to a loutish miner. When a gentlemanly neighbour makes romantic advances to her, she wishes her h
Landscape
Beth sits in an armchair to the left of the table, and Duff in a chair at the opposite end. Duff refers normally to Beth
Bed
Surreal drama about seven old people living in the same bed.
Henry IV
Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumbe
After Miss Julie
An updated version of Strindberg's play examining class and social differences. Julie, the daughter of an MP, seduces he
Company
At his 35th birthday party Bobby's friends are all wondering: Why isn't he married? Why can't he find the right woman an
My Night with Reg
A group of English gay men get together to reminisce. They are all coming from a wake for one of their circle who's died
Richard II
The incompetent Richard II is deposed by Henry Bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer king.
Broken Glass
A Jewish housewife in 1938 Brooklyn loses the use of her legs after reading about Kristallnacht.
Macbeth on the Estate
Shakespeare's play updated to the present day. On a council estate where people survive by dealing drugs and shoplifting
King Lear
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of lov
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