Movies: Theatre

The 100-year history of the Strand Theatre in Rockland, Maine, from its creation on the site of a devastating fire in 1920 through its evolution into the community-supported non-profit institution it is today....

First film by Nobel Prize laureate Gao Xingjian....

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As the staff close a theatre after hours, their work takes a disturbing turn....

A not-so-young theatre director is balancing family, work and personal expectations as he prepares a new play....

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Platée, a silly and conceited nymph, falls for a fake wedding to Jupiter, king of the gods. This new staging of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Baroque masterpiece is colourful, eccentric, full of wit and free of taboos, yet also surprisingly deep. Filmed 1s...

The piece tells the story of why she had to spend a year in hospital. She cedes her place to others and watches “them lend their body to my narcissistic cause”. Half a dozen naked men tell the auto-fiction of this radical artist. Otero, the granddaug...

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Sigrid Koetse, award-winning actor and grande dame of Dutch theater, lived most of her life in the public eye and was always surrounded by a crowd of admirers. With this short documentary, filmmaker Wytse Koetse shows how his aunt spends her days now...

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A group of four teenagers, Amber, Marlin, Mia, and River break into a supposedly abandoned theater. The group must explore the theater while trying to survive a supernatural entity called The Actor....

From PBS - With unprecedented access, The Shaw Festival: Behind the Curtain captures the unique creative process of one of North America's longest running, most distinctive and exciting theatre experiences. Each year between April and October, the Sh...