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Slings & Arrows

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Slings & Arrows
Premiere November 3, 2003
Finale August 28, 2006
Creator Susan Coyne,
Bob Martin,
Mark McKinney
Network/Provider The Movie Network
Style 60-minutes comedy drama
Company Rhombus
Seasons 3
Episodes 18
Origin Canada

Slings & Arrows is a critically acclaimed comedy drama which aired on Movie Central and The Movie Network in Canada and on the Sundance Channel in the United States. The series focuses on the troubles behind the scenes at the New Burbage Festival, which stages a season of Shakespearean plays each year.

The series focuses on Geoffrey Tennant, a Shakespearean actor who returns to New Burbage, where several years earlier he delivered an acclaimed portrayal of Hamlet under the direction of his mentor Oliver Welles and subsequently ended his career after suffering a nervous breakdown during a performance. The first season mostly deals with a staging of Hamlet with Hollywood actor Jack Crew in the lead role. The second season centres around MacBeth, a play Geoffrey believes isn't cursed, merely "extraordinarily difficult to stage effectively". The focus of the third and final season is King Lear and Charles Kingman, the dying actor Geoffrey has cast in the part.

Contents

Cast

Actor Character Duration
Billed Cast 1 2 3
Paul Gross Geoffrey Tennant * * *
Stephen Ouimette Oliver Welles * * *
Martha Burns Ellen Fanshaw * * *
Don McKellar Darren Nichols * * *
Mark McKinney Richard Smith-Jones * * *
Susan Coyne Anna Conroy * * *
Rachel McAdams Kate McNab * *
Luke Kirby Jack Crew * *
Jennifer Irwin Holly Day *
Geraint Wyn Davies Henry Breedlove *
Leon Pownall Brian *
Oliver Dennis Jerry * o
Colm Feore Sanjay *
Sarah Polley Sophie *
William Hutt Charles Kingman *
Graham Harley Cyril * * *
Michael Polley Frank * * *
Catherine Fitch Maria * * *
Rothaford Gray Nahum o * *
Sean Cullen Basil *
Sabrina Grdevich Claire Donner *
Marcia Bennett May Silverstone *
Matt Fitzgerald Sloan * *
David Alpay Patrick *
Joanne Kelly Sarah *
Aaron Abrams Paul *
Janet Bailey Barbara *
Damien Atkins Nigel Harrison *
Jeanie Calleja Sharon *
Melanie Merkosky Megan *
Chris Leavins Andrew McTeague *
Orange/Red/o indicates a recurring or guest role during that season.
Dark Green indicates top billing during that season.
Supporting/Recurring Cast 1 2 3
Jonathan Crombie Lionel Train *
Grace Lynn Kung Emily Lu *
Jefferson Brown Chris Norton *

Seasons

Season  Premiere Finale #
The Movie Network
Season One: Hamlet November 3, 2003 December 8, 2003 6
Season Two: Macbeth June 27, 2005 August 1, 2005 6
Season Three: King Lear July 24, 2006 August 28, 2006 6

In-Depth

DVD Releases

Title Release Discs
Season Sets  (Region 1)
Season 1 June 27, 2006 purchase 2
Season 2 October 24, 2006 purchase 2
Season 3 July 3, 2007 purchase 2
Complete Series  (Region 1)
The Complete Collection February 5, 2008 purchase 7

External Links

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