Created by Susan Coyne, Bob Martin, and Mark McKinney as well as starring Coyne and McKinney, we follow Geoffrey Tennant (played by Paul Gross), a troubled and struggling theatre director who's life drastically changes when he reunites with his old director Oliver Welles (played by Stephen Ouimette) and becomes involved with the New Burbage Theatre Festival. Each season follows Geoffrey as he puts on his latest Shakespearean production and all the antics that follow. Honestly the characters in this series were all phenomenal, I loved the cast. The writing was crisp and nuanced, there was a very clear love for theatre, acting, and of course Shakespeare put into the work, and with such a clear vision we end up with something consistently as powerful as it is entertaining. Lots of laughs, I genuinely found the series quite funny, and its drama is as equally nuanced; strong enough I teared up more than once over its run. Season one featured Rachel McAdams and the production of Hamlet which was a joy, and each season following was surprisingly equally strong in subtly different ways. In the end of its three seasons I can say was a treat. If you're a fan of Shakespeare, or you're not and want to be, would highly recommend.
Review of Slings and Arrows
