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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0054961804696
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 7
Publisher: Acorn Media
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 05, 2008
Running Time: 840 minutes
Sales Rank: 1456
Studio: Acorn Media
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Description:
As seen on the Sundance Channel
'Deliciously written' —TV GUIDE
'Big and powerful, a corker' —LOS ANGELES TIMES
'Charming and complex and lovely' —THE NEW YORK TIMES
Showered with awards and critical acclaim, this darkly comic Canadian series follows the fortunes of a dysfunctional Shakespearean theatre troupe, exposing the high drama, scorching battles, and electrifying thrills that happen behind the scenes.
Paul Gross (Due South) stars as Geoffrey Tennant, the passionate but unstable artistic director of the New Burbage Theatre Festival. Haunted by the ghost of his predecessor (Stephen Ouimette), he struggles to realize his creative vision while handling touchy actors, a jittery general manager (Mark McKinney), a pretentious guest director (Don McKellar) and his own tempestuous romance with the festival's leading lady (Martha Burns). The backstage bedlam mirrors the onstage angst as Geoffrey directs three of Shakespeare's masterpieces -- Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear -- one in each season. Guest stars include Rachel McAdams (Wedding Crashers), Colm Feore (Chicago), Sarah Polley (Go, The Sweet Hereafter), and renowned Stratford Festival actor William Hutt in one of his last performances.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE cast interviews, bloopers, deleted and extended scenes, photo galleries, production notes, trailers and song lyrics. Plus exclusive bonus disc: 'A Look Behind the Scenes' featurette, more cast and crew interviews, and on-set footage.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - unexpected delight S
Slings and Arrows was completely unfamiliar to me when a colleague recommended it so highly that I uncharacteristically "went for it' and bought the entire set.
I watched the first episode, and found myself following with the second and third etc. I am convinced and found it really difficult to stop!
Delightful and entertaining, it weaves a spell all its own. Great portrayals of interesting and unusual theater folk who find themselves unravelling along with their theatre company.
Rating: - Slings and Arrows
One of the smartest, funniest, most entertaining shows ever on television. Finally a show that doesn't assume its audience can't read or write. BRAVO!!! It's an insider's guide to the woes of producing theatre festivals, actors' struggles, the richness of Shakespeare, and an insightful view of what it means to create an aesthetic experience (as seen from both those who appreciate and understand, and those who don't understand the need or get it on any level). And after all that, it's still so much more!
Rating: - Very funny show, wish there were more episodes!
We started watching this show in the middle of the first season and loved it immediately. Althought the show was excellent with each episode standing alone; once we purchased the whole series it was even better to watch the episodes we had already seen because now we knew the back story of the characters and they had more depth and meaning. This show has outrageously funny scenes but also has subtle humor that is different from many of the same old cookie cutter sitcoms we seem to find on the mainstream channels.
Rating: - theatre lovers' treat
This series is a total delight for devotees of theatre - you just hate for it to be over.
Rating: - Slings & Arrows Is Not To Be Missed!
Having attended the Stratford Festival in the past, this was a perfect compliment/send-up of what it could be like to mount a Shakespearean festival. Not only is this witty, well-written and well-acted; but it also provides short excerpts from Hamlet, Macbeth & King Lear. Just wish they had done more than three seasons. My only complaint is that the "extras" CD was not very informative.
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