Performance

Series 5

An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.

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6 Episodes

  • Shadow of a Gunman
    E1
    Shadow of a GunmanIn 1920 as the Irish War of Independence rages, two young men, Donald Davoren and Seamus Shields, share a flat in Dublin. First installment in Sean O'Casey's Dublin Trilogy.
  • The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd
    E2
    The Widowing of Mrs HolroydMrs Holroyd is married to a loutish miner. When a gentlemanly neighbour makes romantic advances to her, she wishes her husband dead. Sooner than she hoped, her wish comes true.
  • Landscape
    E3
    LandscapeBeth sits in an armchair to the left of the table, and Duff in a chair at the opposite end. Duff refers normally to Beth but does not appear to hear her voice. Beth never looks at Duff and does not appear to hear his voice.
  • Bed
    E4
    BedSurreal drama about seven old people living in the same bed.
  • Henry IV
    E5
    Henry IVHenry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur'). Henry's son Hal, the Prince of Wales, has thrown over life at court in favour of heavy drinking and petty theft in the company of a debauched elderly knight, Sir John Falstaff. Hal must extricate himself from some legal problems, regain his father's good opinions and help suppress the uprising.
  • After Miss Julie
    E6
    After Miss JulieAn updated version of Strindberg's play examining class and social differences. Julie, the daughter of an MP, seduces her father's chauffeur, despite his being engaged to the maid.
  • Geoffrey RobertsonWriter
  • Simon CurtisExecutive Producer

 

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