Slings and Arrows (2003)

Original title

Slings & Arrows

Directed by

Peter Wellington

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Canada

Length

3 seasons, 18 episodes

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A darkly comic TV series about the chaotic behind-the-scenes life of a fictional Shakespeare festival. It follows the eccentric staff and actors as they struggle with artistic drama, personal crises, and putting on ambitious plays.

darkly comictheatricalbackstageirreverentemotionalwittyunexpectedly poignantoffbeat

What happens

Slings & Arrows is a Canadian television series set at the fictional New Burbage Festival, a Shakespearean festival similar to the real-world Stratford Festival. It stars Paul Gross, Stephen Ouimette and Martha Burns. Rachel McAdams appeared in the first season. The darkly comic series first aired on Canada's Movie Central and The Movie Network channels in 2003, and received acclaim in the United States when it was shown on the Sundance Channel two years later. Three six-episode seasons were filmed, with the final season airing in Canada in the summer of 2006 and in the United States in early 2007. Slings & Arrows was created and written by former Kids in the Hall member Mark McKinney, playwright and actress Susan Coyne, and comedian Bob Martin. All three appear in it as well. The entire series was directed by Peter Wellington. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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