Exclusive! Paul Gross (Tales of the City) stars as Geoffrey Tennant, the passionate artistic director of a dysfunctional Shakespearean theatre troupe. Award-winning Canadian series presents backstage bedlam at its best, as each season follows the production of one of Shakespeare's great works: Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear. Complete collection of all three seasons. 18 episodes, 14 hrs, 6 DVDs. SDH.
Episodes
Disc 1 (DVD-9, 138 min.) Season 1
Episode 1: Oliver's Dream (46 min.)
Episode 2: Geoffrey's Return (46 min.)
Episode 3: Madness in Great Ones (46 min.)
Special Feature: Oliver's Dream Commentary
Disc 2 (DVD-9, 138 min. (plus 17 min. bonus) Season 1
Episode 4: Outrageous Fortune (46 min.)
Episode 5: A Mirror Up to Nature (46 min.)
Episode 6: Playing in the Swan (46 min.)
Special Features: Bloopers (7 min.), Deleted & Extended Scenes (10 min.), Song Lyrics, Credits
Disc 3 (DVD-9, 140 min.) Season 2
Episode 1: Season's End (46 min.)
Episode 2: Fallow Time (47 min.)
Episode 3: Rarer Monsters (47 min.)
Disc 4 (DVD-9, 142 min. (plus 46 min. bonus) Season 2
Episode 4: Fair Is Foul and Foul Is Fair (47 min.)
Episode 5: Steeped in Blood (47 min.)
Episode 6: Birnam Wood (48 min.)
Special Features: Birnam Wood Commentary, Cast Interviews (22 min.), Deleted & Extended Scenes (14 min.), Bloopers (10 min.), Song Lyrics, Credits
Disc 5 (DVD-9, 140min. (plus 37 bonus min.) Season 3
Episode 1: Divided Kingdom (47 min.)
Episode 2: Vex Not His Ghost (45 min.)
Episode 3: That Way Madness Lies (48 min.)
Special Features: Deleted & Extended Scenes (20 min.), Interview with Paul Gross (17 min.)
Disc 6 (DVD-9, 141min. (plus 29 bonus min.) Season 3
Episode 4: Every Inch a King (47 min.)
Episode 5: All Blessed Secrets (46 min.)
Episode 6: The Promised End (48 min.)
Special Features: The Promised End Commentary, Interview with Susan Coyne (9 min.), Bloopers (9 min.), Extended Scenes of King Lear (11 min.), Song Lyrics, Credits
Details
Packaging: Boxed
Run Time: 14 hours
Format: Widescreen
Number of discs: 6
Language: English
Foreign Language Subtitles: No
Color or B&W: Color
CC: No
SDH: Yes
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Audio Format: Discs 1-4, Dolby Digital 2.0. Discs 5-6, Dolby Digital 5.1.
Rating: NR
Disclaimer: Contains strong language, sexual situations, and drug use
Cast
Paul Gross, Martha Burns, Stephen Ouimette, Susan Coyne, Don McKellar, Mark McKinney
Series 1 guest stars: Rachel McAdams, Luke Kirby
Series 2 guest stars: Colm Feore, Geraint Wyn Davies, Peter Keleghan
Series 3 guest stars: Aaron Abrams, Sarah Polley