In the Company of Actors

Jun 10, 2007

1h 15m

★ 0.0

From a rehearsal room in Sydney through to opening night in New York, a company of actors reveals the magic and struggle of creating theatre.

Overview

Within the world of theatre the rehearsal room is a sacred space -- the private domain where boundaries are pushed, risks taken, mistakes made, vulnerabilities exposed and, at its very best, magic created. It's not a place into which the public is often, if ever, invited. Until now; In The Company of Actors features an ensemble of Australia's finest actors, including Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving, as they prepare to perform the Sydney Theatre Company's production of Hedda Gabler, at the prestigious Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. Opening night is just five weeks away and the pressure is on.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Shark Island Productions

The Caledonia Foundation

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Cast

Self / Hedda Gabler

Cate Blanchett

Self / Judge Brack

Hugo Weaving

Self

Andrew Upton

Self / Thea Elvsted

Justine Clarke

Self

Robyn Nevin

Self / Eilert Lovburg

Aden Young

Self / Jorgen Tesman

Anthony Weigh

Self / Julie Tesman

Julie Hamilton

Self / Berte

Annie Byron

Self

Alan John

Self

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