I first read about this series on a Broadway message board. One of the writers is the very talented Bob Martin, who appeared in and co-wrote the Broadway show "The Drowsy Chaperone." I bought the first two seasons as a gift for my sister, who has attended the Stratford Theatre Festival in Canada yearly for two decades. She loves the series, and so do I.
The series stars handsome Paul Gross from the TV show "Due South" - my sister actually saw him do Hamlet at Stratford, in fact. Gross plays Jeffrey Tennant, a once insane actor who is now back as interim artistic director of the Shakespearian theatre where he once worked. He succeeds an ex-friend, Oliver Welles (Stephen Ouimette, another Stratford actor) after an intoxicated Welles is hit by a pig truck. Welles may have left this earthly coil, but he keeps appearing to Jeffrey.
There's backstage intrigue, the aging leading lady who takes young lovers, the usual art versus business discussions and decisions, and all sorts of chicanery performed by an excellent cast. "Slings & Arrows" is a series equal to any high-class production done by HBO. I look forward to the season 3 DVD in July 2007.
The series stars handsome Paul Gross from the TV show "Due South" - my sister actually saw him do Hamlet at Stratford, in fact. Gross plays Jeffrey Tennant, a once insane actor who is now back as interim artistic director of the Shakespearian theatre where he once worked. He succeeds an ex-friend, Oliver Welles (Stephen Ouimette, another Stratford actor) after an intoxicated Welles is hit by a pig truck. Welles may have left this earthly coil, but he keeps appearing to Jeffrey.
There's backstage intrigue, the aging leading lady who takes young lovers, the usual art versus business discussions and decisions, and all sorts of chicanery performed by an excellent cast. "Slings & Arrows" is a series equal to any high-class production done by HBO. I look forward to the season 3 DVD in July 2007.