Theatre Night

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  E1Othello

  Jun 23, 1990· 120m

  The acclaimed production of Shakespeare's masterpiece as presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company during its 1989 season in Stratford and London.

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  E2Bingo

  Jun 30, 1990· 120m

  The ageing William Shakespeare has retreated to Warwickshire in search of an elusive inner peace. Disillusioned by human cruelty he is further dismayed to find the greed and injustices that drove him from London to Stratford are as prevalent in his rural retreat as they were in the capital.

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  E3Pentecost

  Jul 14, 1990· 120m

  A powerful black comedy set during the Ulster Workers' Council strike of 1974.

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  E4Iphigenia at AulisFinale

  Jul 21, 1990· 120m

  The mighty Greek army restlessly waits for a fair wind to embark on an expedition to Troy. There they will wreak a terrible vengeance on the 'barbarians' for kidnapping Menelaus' wife, Helen. But there is no wind and the priest Calchas says that a human sacrifice is needed to placate the gods.

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  E1Arms and the Man

  Apr 16, 1989· 120m

  A young Bulgarian girl saves the life of a Swiss soldier of fortune who has been fighting against her country. In the next few days, she learns that her ideals of love and war are romantic dreams.

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  E2The Contractor

  Apr 23, 1989· 120m

  An ill-assorted gang of workmen arrives to put up a luxurious tent at the home of their boss, for his daughter's wedding reception. By the time the tent has been raised—and dismantled—a lot more has been learned about all of them, and their problems.

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  E3The Winslow Boy

  Apr 30, 1989· 120m

  Ronnie Winslow, a naval cadet, is expelled from Osborne for the alleged theft of a five-shilling postal order. His family begins a long and costly fight to prove his innocence, a fight that finally shakes the government of the day.

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  E4Knuckle

  May 7, 1989· 120m

  Curly Delafield is back in Guildford for the first time in 12 years to look for his missing sister Sarah. The only clues are her coat and purse which were found on Eastbourne beach. Was it suicide? Murder? Or is there some other explanation?

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  E5Metamorphosis

  May 21, 1989· 120m

  The Samsa family live like parasites off their industrious son Gregor. One morning Gregor finds it harder than usual to get up. Waving his arms and legs around in an attempt to get out of bed he realises that he has been changed into an insect.

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  E6BenefactorsFinale

  May 28, 1989· 120m

  David dreams to sweep away acres of crumbling south London houses and replace them with a perfect low-rise set of homes. But he has reckoned without the opposition of his oldest friend.

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  E1The Miser

  May 8, 1988· 120m

  The miser loves money above life itself. It takes the whole efforts of his children, their lovers, his unpaid servants and the accomplished courtesan Frosine to make him part with a few francs.

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  E2The Master Builder

  May 15, 1988· 120m

  Oppressed by past tragedies and an unhappy marriage, the master builder is haunted by his fears of the future—that, some day, youth will arrive to knock him off his pedestal.

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  E3The Importance of Being Earnest

  May 29, 1988· 120m

  How did a baby come to be deposited in the left luggage room at Victoria Station in mistake for a three-volume novel? And what is the secret allure of the name Ernest?

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  E4The Rivals

  Jun 5, 1988· 120m

  Jack Absolute can win the heart of romantic Lydia Languish only by pretending to be the penniless Ensign Beverley.

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  E5StrifeFinale

  Jun 12, 1988· 120m

  A clash between the stubborn John Anthony, owner of a tin plate firm, and the hard leader of his striking workers, vividly portrays what Galsworthy in 1909 called 'the trouble of the century'.

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