Festival

1963 · Drama · 1 Season · 32 Episodes · 8.0

An anthology of single plays offering up adaptations of either of prominent stage plays or novels.

Episodes

E11. Fallen Angels1963-10-09Two wives admit to premarital sex and contemplating adultery.E22. The Duel60m · 1963-10-16 E33. I Want to Go Home60m · 1963-10-23 E44. Stephen D60m · 1963-10-30Dublin in the early twentieth century. Young Stephen Dedalus considers his future.E55. The Human Voice60m · 1963-11-06During a long telephone call to her (much younger) lover, a woman tries to conceal her desperation.E66. Krapp's Last Tape1963-11-13On Krapp's 69th birthday he reviews a tape recording he made the year he was 39 and makes a new recording commenting on the last 12 months.E77. The Bald Prima Donna60m · 1963-11-27There is no prima donna in this play, and if there was one, she wouldn't be bald. Apart from that, what could be more normal?E88. Stalingrad60m · 1963-12-04 E99. The Fire Raisers60m · 1963-12-11In an area plagued by mysterious outbursts of arson, two strangers arrive and inveigle their way into the home of a wealthy bourgeois businessman. Are they the fire raisers? Surely they can't be - can they?E1010. Little Eyolf60m · 1963-12-18A writer is trapped in a loveless, unfulfilled marriage to a wealthy woman. The death of their disabled son wreaks havoc on their relationship as they struggle to find redemption for their personal failures.E1111. The Comedy of Errors60m · 1964-01-01Two unrelated men, strangers to each other, are identical twins - and so, even more confusingly, are their servants.E1212. The Respectful Prostitute60m · 1964-01-08A prostitute in the Deep South is persuaded not to tell the truth about an injustice involving racial prejudice.E1313. Lysistrata60m · 1964-01-15A version of Aristophane's play: Sparta and Athens are in a endless war, but Lisistrata, a beautiful woman has an idea to stop the fight, and convinces all the women to do it: no sex until there is peace.E1414. August for the People60m · 1964-01-22Sir Augustus Thwaites isn't too keen on all this democracy he keeps hearing about - or is he?E1515. Trevor60m · 1964-02-05 E1616. The Lady of the Camellias60m · 1964-02-12An innocent young man falls in love with a notorious courtesan.E1717. Say Nothing60m · 1964-02-19 E1818. The Master of Santiago60m · 1964-02-26 E1919. Under Milk Wood60m · 1964-03-04One night while the townsfolk wrestle with their dreams, seedy Captain Cat and a stranger walk the streets. Captain Cat is a blind, retired sea captain, recalling memories of drowned shipmates and Rosie Probert, a whore and the one great love of his youth E2020. A Florentine Tragedy60m · 1964-03-11 E2121. The Old Lady Says No! Or Who Wounded Maud McCutcheon?60m · 1964-03-18Denis Johnston's first play took Dublin by storm and laid the foundation of the worldwide reputation of the Dublin Gate Theatre. It takes place in the mind of an actor who is playing the Irish revolutionary Robert Emmet in a traditional patriotic drama. The actor is knocked unconscious by accident and in his reverie he imagines he is Emmet walking the streets of present-day Dublin, confronting the jarring contrast between the myth of Ireland and modern day reality.E2222. Murder in the Cathedral60m · 1964-03-25T. S. Eliot's portrayal of the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170.E2323. The Inner World of Miss Vaughan60m · 1964-04-01 E2424. Ring Round the Moon60m · 1964-04-08Twin brothers with very different personalities are in conflict over the love of a less than worthy woman. One brother comes up with an ingenious solution to the problem.E2525. Justin Thyme60m · 1964-04-15Super-cool, super-resourceful, absolutely unbeatable, British secret agent Justin Thyme springs into action.E2626. John Bull's Other Island60m · 1964-04-22 E2727. The Life of Galileo60m · 1964-04-29The researches of Galileo Galilei bring him into conflict with the Papacy - and the Inquisition.E2828. The Keep60m · 1964-05-06The memory of a revered and long-dead mother binds together a Welsh family, and also prevents any of its members from having a full life. But is she really dead?E2929. Everyman60m · 1964-05-20 E3030. Police60m · 1964-05-27In an Eastern European dictatorship, the life of a policeman is not always easy.E3131. Six Characters in Search of an Author60m · 1964-06-03An absurdist play about the relationship between authors, their characters, and theatre practitioners. In it, the actors, author, and crew interact with the "real characters" who appear on stage during the rehearsal of the play.E3232. Bloomsday60m · 1964-06-10One day in the life of assorted Dubliners, in the summer of 1904.