Staged (2020)★ 8.5/10

Not Rated · GB · 22 min · June 10, 2020 · 3 seasons

Comedy
Drama

Directed by: Simon Evans

David Tennant and Michael Sheen's West End play has been put on hold due to Covid-19, but their director has persuaded them to carry on rehearsing online.

Original title

Staged

Storyline

David Tennant and Michael Sheen (playing themselves) were due to star in a production of 'Six Characters in Search of an Author' in the West End. The pandemic has put paid to that, but their director (Simon Evans - also playing himself) is determined not to let the opportunity pass him by. He knows how big a chance this is for him and turns his attention to cajoling his stars into rehearsing over the internet. All they need to do is read the first scene, but throughout the series they come up against a multitude of oppositional forces: distraction, boredom, home-schooling and their own egos.

Rating

8.5 / 10 · 11,996

Companies

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Staged Films, GCB Films, Infinity Hill, Cider House Productions, No Mystery Limited, Prague International Film Festival, ABC iView, Amazon Prime Video, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), BBC One, BBC Studios, BBC iPlayer, BritBox, Canal+, DIRECTV Original, HOT, Huanxi Media Group, Hulu, KINOPOISK, Netflix, PREMIER, Platforma Canal+, Rainmaker Content, Shout! Studios, Spafax Television, Star Channel, Tricolor, VK Video, Weibo Rabbit Cinema

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