Slings & Arrows | Season 3

Product Details Actors: Paul Gross, Mark McKinney Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1) Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Number of discs: 2 Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Acorn Media DVD Release Date: July 3, 2007 Run Time: 285 minutes

Product Description

In its third season, this universally acclaimed series continues to mine dramatic and comic gold from the trials and tribulations of a dysfunctional Canadian theatre troupe, both on- and offstage. Struggling with the unfamiliar burdens of success, the New Burbage theatre festival mounts two ambitious productions: King Lear, Shakespeare’s epic tragedy, and East Hastings, a debut musical about a heroin-addicted hooker with a heart of gold. Emotionally fragile artistic director Geoffrey Tennant (Paul Gross) coaxes legendary actor Charles Kingman out of semi-retirement to play Lear. But with plenty of personal baggage, Kingman doesn’t so much play the part as live it. Meanwhile, the festival’s resident bean-counter (Mark McKinney) joins forces with the musical’s flamboyant director (Don McKellar) to create the unlikeliest hit in theatre history. Special guest stars include award-winning actor William Hutt of Canada’s Stratford Festival and indie-film sensation Sarah Polley (My Life Without Me, The Sweet Hereafter).