Performance

6.0
19912h

Production

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An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.

Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 1991

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1. Absolute Hell

Black comedy set in Soho, London, right after WW2. Half of the fun is seeing a slew of very familiar faces kick up their heels as gay men, lesbians, party-girls, drunks, and drag queens.

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2. Uncle Vanya

When Vanya's brother-in-law declares his intention to sell the family's house, polite facades begin to crumble and long repressed feelings start to emerge with devastating consequences.

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3. Nona

An adaptation of Roberto Cossa's Argentinian drama, the play focuses on a family desperately struggling against inflation and unemployment while trying to assuage the insatiable appetite of their 100-year old grandmother.

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4. Old Times

A married couple are visited by a friend from their past, who causes them unease and even embarrassment.

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5. Top Girls

Marlene celebrates her new position as MD of Top Girls Appointment Agency by giving a dinner party for five oddly assorted women from centuries past.

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6. The Trials of Oz

Dramatization of the famous 1971 trial in which the editors of the British underground magazine "Oz" were charged with obscenity.

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