Theatre Night

Series 3

Adaptations of classic and contemporary stage plays.
Where to Watch Series 3
5 Episodes
  • The Miser
    E1
    The MiserMoliere's great 1668 comedy is relocated to a provincial backwater in Victorian England. Harpagon, a miserable old skinflint, contracts with the matchmaker Frosine for the hand of the beautiful Mariane. The war between the generations boils over when his son Cleante makes a play for the same young lady. The clever servant, Maitre Jacques, tries without success to talk sense into anyone. The whole situation comes to a head in a surprise ending.
  • The Master Builder
    E2
    The Master BuilderIbsen's play is the story of Halvard Solness, Master Builder of a town in Norway. Solness is a successful architect but he's afraid of the being surpassed by those younger than himself. The arrival of a young woman called Hilda stirs up memories and feelings with stories of a promise he made her many years ago.
  • The Importance of Being Earnest
    E3
    The Importance of Being EarnestHow did a baby come to be deposited in the left luggage room at Victoria Station in mistake for a three-volume novel? And what is the secret allure of the name Ernest?
  • The Rivals
    E4
    The RivalsJack Absolute can win the heart of romantic Lydia Languish only by pretending to be the penniless Ensign Beverley.
  • Strife
    E5
    StrifeA clash between the stubborn John Anthony, owner of a tin plate firm, and the hard leader of his striking workers, vividly portrays what Galsworthy in 1909 called 'the trouble of the century'.
 
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