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| Paul Gross | ... | Geoffrey Tennant 18 episodes, 2003-2006 | |
| Martha Burns | ... | Ellen Fanshaw 18 episodes, 2003-2006 | |
| Stephen Ouimette | ... | Oliver Welles 18 episodes, 2003-2006 | |
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Susan Coyne | ... | Anna Conroy 18 episodes, 2003-2006 |
| Don McKellar | ... | Darren Nichols 18 episodes, 2003-2006 | |
| Mark McKinney | ... | Richard Smith-Jones 18 episodes, 2003-2006 | |
| Oliver Dennis | ... | Jerry 18 episodes, 2003-2006 | |
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Graham Harley | ... | Cyril 17 episodes, 2003-2006 |
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Michael Polley | ... | Frank 17 episodes, 2003-2006 |
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Catherine Fitch | ... | Maria 17 episodes, 2003-2006 |
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Leon Pownall | ... | Brian 12 episodes, 2003-2005 |
| Rothaford Gray | ... | Nahum 11 episodes, 2003-2006 | |
| Seán Cullen | ... | Basil 10 episodes, 2003-2005 | |
| Matt Fitzgerald | ... | Sloan 8 episodes, 2003-2005 | |
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In the fictional town of New Burbage, 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 while wrestling the festival back from the marketing department. Despite a bitter leading lady, a clueless leading man, and a scheming general manager, he manages to stage a remarkable production of Hamlet -- the play that drove him mad. Written by The Movie Network - Synopsis
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theatre festival | magical realism | reference to william shakespeare | canadian | backstage |Taglines:
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The fictional town of New Burbage and its theater festival are presumably named after Richard Burbage, and actor-manager who was the star of many original Shakespeare plays and who spearheaded, in 1597, the construction of the original Globe theater in London. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I quite enjoyed watching 'Slings and Arrows' on TMN this past season, and must say - it was a delight to finally see something strikingly original and drop down funny on the telly. It was well received, by the audiences who knew of its existence, but lacked any sort of advertisement and flare that HBO shows get. It's been too long since something like this has been tried, and it sure as hell stacks up to the HBO shows any day. Paul Gross has finally shown he as as good an actor as he is a looker. The characters are thoughtfully developed and the plot line is kept alive by the fast-moving pace of this Stratford-like festival. A perfect score all the way.