Theatre 625 Season 3, Episode 9: The World of George Orwell: Coming Up for Air

Esther's Altar

In 1916 Dublin is a story of love and hatred, engendered by the Irish Rebellion.

David, Chapter 2

Rosmersholm

The young and liberated Rebekka West wants Pastor Rosmer. However, will his pondering and his wife's suicide ruin their relationship?

Miss Julie

Miss Julie has a torrid, strange relationship with her servant Jean.

Hermit Crabs

Enter Solly Gold

Con artist Solly Gold convinces a Jewish millionaire that he is the Messiah in order to steal his money.

The Siege of Manchester

A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.

90 min

The World of George Orwell: Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Gordon Comstock dreams of being a great poet and giving up his dreary career in advertising. But advertising pays and poetry doesn't.

The World of George Orwell: 1984

In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.

120 min

Portraits from the North: The Nutter

Portraits from the North: Bruno

Yob and Nabob

Doctor Knock

After meeting the nefarious Doctor Knock, a number of respectable citizens in a French town become convinced that they are very ill.

Focus

Towards the end of WWII, a Brooklyn man is mistaken for a Jew by anti-Semitic neighbours, forcing him to consider the nature of prejudice.

The Wesker Trilogy, Part 1: Chicken Soup with Barley

A Jewish family from in London strive to maintain their 1930s Communist beliefs, through the War and the rise of Stalin, to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

The Wesker Trilogy, Part 2: Roots

A uneducated Norfolk girl matures into a confident woman.

The Wesker Trilogy, Part 3: I'm Talking About Jerusalem

A London couple move to an isolated Norfolk cottage and try to live off the land.

Kiss on a Grass Green Pillow

A Man Like That

Simon and Laura

An argumentative theatrical couple are persuaded to appear as harmonious versions of themselves in a television series filmed in their own home.

The Queen and Jackson

A Month in the Country

In this rendering of the Turgenev play, a woman toys with a young admirer's affections while spending a month at a country estate.

The Seagull

Young playwright Konstantin is in love with aspiring actress Nina, who in turn is infatuated with his famous writer lover Trigorin.

Twelfth Hour

The Queen and the Welshman

The story of Queen Katherine, widow of Henry V, and her affair with Welsh hero of Agincourt, Sir Owen Tudor.

90 min

Final Demand

Semi-Detached

She Stoops to Conquer

Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with his old pal's son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he's mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an innkeeper, his daughter for the local barmaid. The good news is, while Marlow can barely speak to a woman of quality, he's a charmer with those of a different stamp. And so, as Hardcastle's indignation intensifies, Miss Hardcastle's appreciation for her misguided suitor soars. Misdemeanours multiply, love blossoms, mayhem ensues.

115 min

Up and Down

Marianne

The Melody Suit

On the March to the Sea

During the American Civil War, a Southern patriarch finds his house occupied by enemy soldiers.

How to Get Rid of Your Husband

Girl of My Dreams