Performance
An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.
Seasons
7
Episodes
33
Country
United Kingdom
Status
Ended
Cast
Ian Holm
King Lear · 4 eps
Bill Nighy
Roger Maitland · 2 eps
Colin Firth
Charles Holroyd · 2 eps
Elizabeth McGovern
Margaret Hyman · 3 eps
Emma Fielding
Joan Clareville · 1 eps
Hugh Grant
Alsemero · 2 eps
Paola Dionisotti
Duchess of Gloucester · 3 eps
Kenneth Branagh
Donal Davoren · 1 eps
Richard E. Grant
Nurse/Bed Head · 2 eps
Jane Horrocks
Beatie Bryant · 3 eps
Fiona Shaw
Richard II · 2 eps
Ronald Pickup
Richard Browning · 3 eps
Sophie Thompson
Gillian Player · 2 eps
Timothy Spall
Chico · 2 eps
Jennifer Ehle
Phyllis Maitland · 1 eps
Stephen Lang
Boss · 1 eps
John Hurt
The Father · 1 eps
Jeremy Irons
Odon Von Horvath · 1 eps
Brian Cox
The Director · 1 eps
John Rogan
Bernard · 3 eps
Penelope Wilton
Beth · 2 eps
Joan Cusack
Annie · 1 eps
Geraldine Somerville
Miss Julie · 2 eps
Harriet Walter
Dorothy Maitland · 1 eps
Stephen Rea
Ejlert Lovborg · 2 eps
John Malkovich
Deeley · 1 eps
Judi Dench
Christine Foskett · 1 eps
Paul Rhys
Christopher · 2 eps
Emily Watson
Rosalie · 1 eps
Bob Hoskins
De Flores · 1 eps
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Episode Guide
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.
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.
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.
4
Old Times
A married couple are visited by a friend from their past, who causes them unease and even embarrassment.
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.
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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