Slings & Arrows
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Slings & Arrows is a Canadian television series set at the fictional New Burbage Festival, a Shakespearean festival similar to the real-world Stratford Festival. It stars Paul Gross, Stephen Ouimette and Martha Burns. Rachel McAdams appeared in the first season.
Slings & Arrows | |
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Created by | Susan Coyne Bob Martin Mark McKinney |
Written by | Susan Coyne Bob Martin Mark McKinney |
Directed by | Peter Wellington |
Starring | Paul Gross Martha Burns Stephen Ouimette Susan Coyne Mark McKinney |
Music by | Ron Sures |
Opening theme | Greg Morrison |
Ending theme | Greg Morrison |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 18 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Niv Fichman Laura Michalchyshyn |
Producer | Sari Friedland |
Production locations | Ontario, Canada[1] |
Cinematography | Rudolf Blahacek |
Editor | Christopher Donaldson |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Production company | Rhombus Media |
Original release | |
Network | The Movie Network Movie Central |
Release | November 3, 2003 (2003-11-03) ā August 28, 2006 (2006-08-28) |
The darkly comic series first aired on Canada's Movie Central and The Movie Network channels in 2003, and received acclaim in the United States when it was shown on the Sundance Channel two years later. Three six-episode seasons were filmed, with the final season airing in Canada in the summer of 2006 and in the United States in early 2007.
Slings & Arrows was created and written by former Kids in the Hall member Mark McKinney, playwright and actress Susan Coyne, and comedian Bob Martin. All three appear in it as well. The entire series was directed by Peter Wellington.