Anton Chekhov Collection
Disc 1. Platonov (Originally broadcast May 23, 1971) / directed by Christopher Morahan ; adapted by John Elliot ; produced by Cedric Messina (Starring Rex Harrison, Sian Phillips, Clive Revill, Geoffrey Bayldon, Joanna Dunham). Radio play : Wild honey (1989) / translated and adapted by Michael Frayn ; produced by Peter King (Starring Ian McKellen) -- Disc 2. The wood demon (Originally broadcast November 17, 1974) / directed by Donald McWhinnie ; translated by Ronald Hingley ; produced by Cedric Messina (Starring Ian Holm, Francesca Annis, Ronald Fraser, Ronald Hines, Angela Pleasence, Vickery Turner). The proposal (Originally broadcast March 10, 1959) / produced by Rosemary Hill (Starring Harry Moore, Anne Robson, David Bird). The wedding (Originally broadcast October 17, 1961) / English version by Eric Bentley ; produced by Rosemary Hill (Starring Dennis Edwards, Robert Gillespie, Anne Robson). Radio plays. Ivanov (2001) / adapted by David Hare ; produced by Catherine Bailey (Starring Ralph Fiennes). Swan song (1965) / translated by Nicholas Bethell ; produced by John Tydeman (Starring Wilfrid Lawson) -- Disc 3. The seagull (Originally broadcast February 5, 1978) / directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg ; produced by David E. Jones (Starring Anthony Bate, Michael Gambon, Georgina Hale, Zoe Caldwell, Stephen Rea, Julia Schofield, Alan Webb). An artist's story (Originally broadast February 2, 1974) / directed by David Jones ; adapted by Jeremy Brooks ; produced by Gavin Miller (Starring Patrick Stewart, Meg Wynn Owen, Emma Williams, Phillip Locke, Brenda Bruce, Yona Gailit) -- Disc 4. Side A, Uncle Vanya (Originally broadcast November 8, 1970) / directed by Christopher Morahan ; produced by Cedric Messina (Starring Anthony Hopkins, Freddie Jones, Ann Bell, Roland Culver) . Side B, Uncle Vanya (Originally broadcast October 12, 1991) / directed by Gregory Mosher ; adapted by David Mamet ; produced by Simon Curtis (Starring Ian Holm, David Warner, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Ian Bannen, Rebecca Pidgeon) -- Disc 5. The three sisters (Originally broadcast January 18, 1970) / directed by Cedric Messina ; adapted by Elisaveta Fen ; produced by Gerald Savory (Starring Anthony Hopkins, Janet Suzman, Eileen Atkins, Michele Dotrice, Joss Ackland, Christopher Timonty) -- Disc 6. Side A, The cherry orchard (Originally broadcast April 17, 1962) / RSC production directed by Michel Saint-Denis ; directed for television by Michael Elliott ; translated by John Gielgud (Starring Peggy Ashcroft, John Gielgud, Dorothy Tutin, Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Paul Hardwick). Side B, The cherry orchard (Originally broadcast October 13, 1981) / directed by Richard Eyre ; adapted by Trevor Griffiths from a translation by Helen Rapparport ; produced by Ann Scott (Starring Judi Dench, Bill Paterson, Anton Lesser, Harriet Walter, Suzanne Burden, Frederick Treves, Timothy Spall).
Lerner & Loewe's Camelot
Filmed at New York's Winter Garden Theater in 1982, the classic story of King Arthur and the love triangle between him, his wife, Queen Guenevere, and his best friend Lancelot.
Cats
A musical based on Old Possum's book of practical cats by T.S. Eliot.
Clarence Darrow
In a rarely seen filmed version of his acclaimed one man show, Henry Fonda stars as controversial lawyer Clarence Darrow. Follow Darrow's reflections on his life, his passions, his personal disappointments, and his professional triumphs.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
This three-man troupe perform all of Shakespeare's plays in 90 comedic minutes.
The Henrik Ibsen Collection
The BBC has worked tirelessly to bring the works of playwright Henrik Ibsen to the screen. This collection includes 10 adaptations of Ibsen's work and features performances from lauded actors such as Anthony Hopkins and Charles Dance.
June Moon
In homage to the heyday of American comedy, this satire takes on 1929's Tin Pan Alley. Its main characters are a gullible lyricist and a composer who claims as his big hit a ditty called "Paprika ... the spice of my life." Look for composer Stephen Sondheim as a wisecracking pianist in his acting debut.
Mark Twain Tonight!
A special one-man show that captures the flamboyant humor and irreverence of Mark Twain by using the words of Twain, his stinging commentary on politics, the art of lying, religion, patriotism.
Nunsensations! The Nunsense Vegas Revue
When a parishioner volunteers to donate $10,000 to the sisters' school if they will perform in a club in Las Vegas, Mother Superior is hesitant to accept.
Nunsense
The Little Sisters of Hoboken are trying to raise money to bury a group of nuns accidentally poisoned by their own convent chef. You'll join the live audience watching the Sisters display their divine talents in a zany benefit revue.
Othello
In this dramatization of William Shakespeare's tragedy a great man's vanity is manipulated by a jealous aide to bring about his downfall. Betrayal, deception and murder end the friendship between Othello and Iago and culminate in the tragic death of Desdemona.
Our town
Stage production of Wilder's play; a study of life, love, and death in a New England town at the turn of the 20th century.
Pirates of Penzance
Gilbert and Sullivan's raucous and comedic operatic tale of Federic, a "slave to duty" pirate, and the lowly band of "orphaned" pirates, is captured in all its fun and glory in this never before released production.
Secret Service
The Phoenix Theatre production of William Gillette's 1895 spy thriller, set in Richmond, Virginia in 1864. Tells the tale of a Union spy working to seize control of the Richmond telegraph office. Posing as a wounded Confederate captain named Thorne, the spy's false orders to a Confederate Army commander raise the suspicions of a southern agent, who uses a local girl in love with Thorne as his reluctant accomplice to set a trap.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Times are hard in 1846 London and one must make do. So Nellie Lovett adds something extra to the meat pies she peddles on Fleet Street. The secret ingredient: freshly murdered victims of her partner in crime, barber Sweeney Todd.
Uncommon Women and Others
An adaptation for television of the Phoenix Theatre's production of Wendy Wasserstein's play about five friends who hold a reunion seven years after their graduation from Mount Holyoke.
When Hell Freezes Over, I’ll Skate
A musical celebration of the joy and survival of black music, song and poetry since the days of America's Civil War. Includes the poetry of Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen and many others.