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Rhombus Media (Firm)
Movie Network.
Showcase (Television network)
Acorn Media (Firm)
Coyne, Susan.
Martin, Bob, 1962-
McKinney, Mark, 1963-
Wellington, Peter.
Fichman, Niv.
Friedland, Sari.
Iron, Daniel.
Gross, Paul, 1959-
Burns, Martha.
McAdams, Rachel, 1978-
McKellar, Don, 1963-
McKinney, Mark, 1963-
Feore, Colm.
Ouimette, Stephen.
Harley, Graham.
Hutt, William, 1920-
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| Material type: |
DVD-Video |
| Subject: |
Theatrical companies -- Canada -- Drama.
Theatrical producers and directors -- Canada -- Drama.
Actors -- Canada -- Drama.
Ghost plays.
Television comedies.
Television comedies -- Canada.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction television programs.
Television programs.
Shakespeare, William,1564-1616 -- Dramatic production.
Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.Macbeth.
Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.Romeo and Juliet.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
Silver Spring, Md. : Acorn Media, c2007. |
| Description: |
7 videodiscs (ca. 14 hrs.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Notes: |
Collective title from container. |
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Episode titles from disc submenus. |
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Originally broadcast on Canadian television 2003-2006. |
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Special features include cast interviews, bloopers, deleted and extended scenes, photo galleries, production notes, trailers, and song lyrics. |
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Paul Gross, Martha Burns, Rachel McAdams, Colm Feore, Don McKellar, Mark McKinney. |
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DVD format, widescreen (16:9) ; Dolby digital stereo. |
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In English ; closed-captioned. |
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Score, Ron Sures ; editor, Christopher Donaldson ; director of photography, Rudolph Blahacek ; series created by Susan Coyne, Bob Martin, Mark McKinney ; based on a concept by Susan Coyne, Tecca Crosby ; songs by Greg Morrison, Lisa Lambert, Bob Martin. |
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Gemini Awards, 2004: Best performance by an actor in a continuing leading dramatic role (Gross); Best performance by an actress in a featured supporting role in a dramatic series (McAdams). |
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Gemini Awards, 2006: Best dramatic series; Best direction in a dramatic series; Best performance by an actor in a continuing leading dramatic role (McKinney); Best performance by an actress in a continuing leading dramatic role (Burns); Best performance by an actress in a featured supporting role in a dramatic series (Coyne); Best writing in a dramatic series. |
| Contents: |
Season 1. v. 1. Episode 1. Oliver's dream ; Episode 2. Geoffrey's return ; Episode 3. Madness in great ones -- Season 1. v. 2. Episode. 4. Outrageous fortune ; Episode 5. A mirror up to nature ; Episode 6. Playing the swan. |
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Season 2. v. 1. Episode 1. Season's end ; Episode 2. Fallow time ; Episode 3. Rarer monsters -- Season 2. v. 2. Episode 4. Fair is foul and foul is fair ; Episode 5. Steeped in blood ; Episode 6. Birnam Wood. |
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Season 3. v. 1. Episode 1. Divided kingdom ; Episode 2. Vex not his ghost ; Episode 3. That way madness lies -- Season 3. v. 2. Episode 4. Every inch a king ; Episode 5. All blessed secrets ; Episode 6. The promised end. |
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Bonus disc: "A look behind the scenes" featurette; Martha Burns interview; Stephen Ouimette interview; Graham Harley interview; William Hutt on the set; Cast and crew on the set; Director Peter Wellington on the set. |
| Audience |
Recommended for mature audiences; contains strong, coarse language and sexual situations. |
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| Summary: |
Follows the fortunes of a dysfunctional Shakespearean theatre troupe, exposing the emotional battles the members of the group inflict on each other behind the scenes. Contains all 18 episodes from three seasons. |