Theatre production of Astrid Lindgren's Saltkråkan recorded for television.
Two young lovers, Claudio and Hero, are to be married imminently but the devious scheming of a resentful Prince looks set to thwart the nuptials. Meanwhile, marriage seems inconceivable for reluctant lovers Beatrice and Benedick whose endless witty sparring threatens to keep them apart forever. Directed by Josie Rourke, Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s great plays and reminds us all of the failings and triumphs of the human condition in our never ending search for perfect love.
Portrait of 19th century American poet Emily Dickinson based on her poems, letters and notes. This is a taped broadcast of a live one-woman performance.
Dean Jones is Saint John in this intimate, inspiring one-man presentation of John in exile on Patmos. Full of humor, strong in spirit, and resolutely committed to Christ, John shares his account of the events that changed the course of human history---and challenges us with his last words before his death: "Little children, love one another."
From the elaborate Broadway revival of the 1932 Eva Le Gallienne/Florida Friebus production comes a whimsical retelling of the Lewis Carroll classic.
Set in Richmond, Virginia in October 1864, tells the story of a Union spy working to seize control of the telegraph office.
Henry Fonda stars as Col. J. C. Kincaid, crusty patriarch of a Texas family. Kincaid's weak-willed son Floyd (George Grizzard) wants to get into the old man's good graces so that he can develop the Colonel's vast land ownings. Floyd arranges a city-wide celebration lauding Kincaid as the oldest living graduate of a nearby military academy. The festivities serve only to make the already sour Kincaid even more truculent and miserable. Adapted from Preston Jones' 1974 play and originally telecast live from Dallas' Southern Methodist University on April 7, 1980.
"The Theater-creaters" - About the actor Bruscon, who stops in the small village of Utzbach on tour and tries to successfully bring his play "Das Rad der Geschichte/The Wheel of History" on stage. His whole family - the wife, son and daughter - are involved as actors.
Set in an old folks home, senior citizen Weller Martin (Hume Cronyn) has the disease of Old Age, meets an old woman named Fonsia Dorsey (Jessica Tandy) who's diabetic. They both discuss issues such as society, the hospitals, money, families, and the folks home where they live, over a game of Gin Rummy. Fonsia has never played before so Weller teachers her. Instantly she goes on a winning streak, making it very hard for Weller not to lose his temper. But he does. Both put out an excellent performance with a lot of swearing!
1776년 미국, 훗날 미국 건국의 주역이 되는 알렉산더 해밀턴은 혁명 전야의 뉴욕에 도착하고, 그곳에서 처음으로 애런 버를 만난다. 해밀턴은 버가 자신과 마찬가지로 부모를 어린 나이에 잃었고 대학을 2년만에 졸업한 엄청난 능력의 소유자 임을 알고 유대감을 느낀다. 한편 버의 친구들인 존 로렌스, 허큘리스 멀리건, 그리고 라파예트 후작은 해밀턴의 열정과 추진력에 이끌리고, 혁명을 위해 뜻을 같이 할 것을 다짐한다. 곧이어 영국 국왕 조지 3세가 군대를 파병하며 본격적인 전쟁이 시작되고, 미국군 총사령관 조지 워싱턴은 병사의 사기가 떨어질대로 떨어지고 무기와 전략 모든 면에서 밀리는 상황에 참모가 필요함을 느낀다. 이때 버가 나서 오른팔이 되기를 청하지만, 워싱턴은 그 대신 해밀턴을 택하는데...
A high school student who comes across a supernatural notebook, realizing it holds within it a great power; if the owner inscribes someone’s name into it while picturing their face, he or she will die.
Straight is a hilarious and subversive excursion into the world of conversion therapy, where homosexuals are reputedly made "straight." Join acclaimed writer/performer David Schmader as he plunges into the heart of this dangerous territory. Schmader, a gay man, pulls no punches with either the conversionists or the gay community in this one-man show.
Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all - if only he could win the heart of his true love Roxane. There’s just one big problem: he has a nose as huge as his heart. Will a society engulfed by narcissism get the better of Cyrano - or can his mastery of language set Roxane’s world alight?
1981년 미국의 어느 교외, 질풍노도의 사춘기를 겪고 있는 13살 소년 트레버 넬슨은 연예인이 되겠다는 꿈을 키운다. 학교에서 일어난 난처한 일로 별안간 조롱의 대상이 된 트레버는 끗끗이 자신의 길을 가기 위해 용기를 내야만 한다. 아카데미 단편 영화상 '트레버'를 바탕으로 제작된 '트레버: 더 뮤지컬'은 자아를 발견하고 그것을 수용하는 힘을 다루는 재미있고 감동적인 이야기다. 뉴욕시의 '스테이지 42'에서 2022년 1월에 촬영되었으며, 전 세계 시청자들에게 영감을 주는 아주 특별한 뮤지컬로 안방극장을 찾아간다.
A high school student who comes across a supernatural notebook, realizing it holds within it a great power; if the owner inscribes someone's name into it while picturing their face, he or she will die.
Thom has written a play, an epic set in the French Revolution called A Tight Squeeze for the Scarlet Pimple. Dennis, on the other hand, wants to continue with their double act. He believes that if they perform a tribute to Morecambe and Wise, Thom’s confidence will be restored and the double act will go on. But first Dennis needs to persuade a guest star to appear in the play what Thom wrote…
Examining the underlying tensions between mateship and masculinity in Australian sport in a portrayal of athletes rife with foul language, stigma, secrets, violence and nudity.
Ad man Jonathan Blake gets tired of his work and runs away to a time travel agency for the first flight out.
Filmed stage performance of the farce "One for the pot" by Ray Cooney and Tony Hilton. Billy is supposed to inherit a large sum of money but his three identical twin brothers also want a piece.
Höst och vinter is a terrible comedy about a family on the verge of a collective collapse, who are desperately trying to rediscover the connection with each other. For hatred and accusations are never greater than longing and love for one another. You meet the family one autumn evening in the parents' Östermalm apartment. Margareta and Henrik have invited their daughters to dinner, as they do every month. Ann lives with her son in a one bedroom apartment and struggles to make a living. Ewa and her husband live in a villa in Stocksund and must have three cars to be able to work that much.
