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Ok Now Entertain Us : Theaterland
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This eight-part documentary series goes back stage to cover six months in the life of London's Theater Royal Haymarket from all angles, including the arrival of new artistic director Sean Mathias a...
This eight-part documentary series goes back stage to cover six months in the life of London's Theater Royal Haymarket from all angles, including the arrival of new artistic director Sean Mathias and the lead up to his production of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot," starring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. In the second episode, employees make final preparations for opening night, including fixing a bathroom, flying the Union Jack, and distributing gifts to cast members-a theater tradition. Actors discuss theater as a living art, in which each performance is unique, and Simon Callow and Ronald Pickup reflect on character challenges. After the show, VIPs, theater staff, and cast members celebrate as Mathias waits anxiously for the critics to review the production.
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- Creator
- DCD Media (Firm)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- [Place of publication not identified] : DCD Media (Firm), [2009]
- New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Films Media Group, 2015
- ©2009
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (1 video file (24 min., 33 sec.)) : sound, color
- digital
- video file
- OCLC
- ocn994847111
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Originally released by DCD Media (Firm), 2009.
- Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on June 10, 2015.
- Streaming video file.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Closed-captioned.
- Preview Night Reflections (2:08) -- Opening Night Preparations (3:50) -- Theater Traditions (3:08) -- Opening Night Uncertainty (3:34) -- First Night Nerves (2:33) -- Theater as a Living Art (2:23) -- "Waiting for Godot" Character Challenges (3:01) -- Opening Night Party (3:15) -- Credits: OK Now Entertain Us (0:38)