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Theatre DVDs
Theatre (Commonwealth English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the U.S.) or theater (American English) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed any one or more elements of the other performing arts.
In addition to the standard narrative dialogue style, theatre takes such forms as opera, ballet, mime, kabuki, classical Indian dance, Chinese opera, mummers' plays, and pantomime.
The word 'theatre' is also used for the building in which works and plays are performed.
There is an enormous variety of philosophies, artistic processes, and theatrical approaches to creating plays and drama. Some are connected to political or spiritual ideologies, and some are based on purely "artistic" concerns. Some processes focus on a story, some on theatre as an event, some on theatre as a catalyst for social change. According to Aristotle's seminal theatrical critique Poetics, there are six elements necessary for theatre. They are Plot, Character, Idea, Language, Song, and Spectacle.The 17th-century Spanish writer Lope de Vega wrote that for theatre one needs "three boards, two actors, and one passion". Others notable for their contribution to theatrical philosophy are Konstantin Stanislavski, Antonin Artaud, Bertolt Brecht, Orson Welles, Peter Brook, Jerzy Grotowski.
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Into the Woods
Starring: Chip Zien Rated: Unrated Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 1997-08-27 Running Time: 153 minutes A baker and his wife journey into the woods in search of a cow, a red cape, a pair of golden slippers and some magic beans to lift a curse that has kept them childless. Tony Award winners Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason and the rest of the original Broadway cast weave their magic spell over you in Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece, directed by James Lapine, a seamless fusion of fairy tale character... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online ![]() total reviews 250
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Foyle's War - Set 1
Starring: Honeysuckle Weeks Studio: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Release Date: 2003-03-11 Running Time: 400 minutes Foyle's War is the rare mystery series that does more than plop a good detective into the middle of a decorative and bygone era. Created by writer Anthony Horowitz, Foyle's War makes profoundly resonant use of British society in 1940, a terrifying time in which the threat of an Axis assault on England disrupted ordinary life in often horrible ways, from the resettlement of city ... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online ![]() total reviews 73
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Broadway - The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Starring: Bonnie Franklin Rated: Unrated Studio: RCA Victor Broadway Release Date: 2004-11-09 Running Time: 111 minutes It's not a comprehensive survey of the American musical theater, but Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There is an invaluable and moving salute to the art form composed of interviews with the people who were there in the 1940s through the 1960s. There are too many to list, but they include John Raitt, Angela Lansbury, Hume Cronyn, Kitty Carlisle Hart, Carol Channing, Jerry ... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online ![]() total reviews 61
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Foyle's War - Set 3
Studio: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Release Date: 2005-11-01 Running Time: 400 minutes Foyle's War: Set 3, another great suite of mysteries largely written by series creator Anthony Horowitz, finds Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen) presented with his best opportunity to do what he has wanted to do since the outbreak of World War II: take a hiatus from sleuthing to join Britain's intelligence campaign against the Nazis. But there's a problem, a... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online ![]() total reviews 42
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Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Broadway) (Snap Case)
Starring: George Hearn Rated: NR (Not Rated) Directed By: Harold Prince Studio: Turner Home Ent Release Date: 2004-04-20 Running Time: 139 minutes Times are hard in 1846 London and one must make do. So Nellie Lovett adds something extra to the meat pies she peddles on Fleet Street. The secret ingredient: freshly murdered victims of her partner in crime, barber Sweeney Todd. Composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim refashions a macabre tale into a musical masterwork in this dazzling performance of the 1979 Broadway hit originally staged by Harold P... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online ![]() total reviews 128
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Chicago/Earth Wind & Fire - Live at the Greek Theatre
Rated: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 2005-06-28 Running Time: 172 minutes The '70s and '80s rule as two of the most popular bands from that era join forces on Chicago/Earth Wind & Fire - Live at the Greek Theatre, a two-disc, nearly three-hour concert recorded in Los Angeles in 2004. These groups scored dozens of hits in their heydays, and if neither has come up with much of anything that's new in the past two decades, the sold-out audience at the Greek Theatre c... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online ![]() total reviews 124
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James Taylor Live at the Beacon Theatre
Starring: Valerie Carter Rated: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Sony Release Date: 1998-10-07 Running Time: 109 minutes Sensitive singer-songwriter, soft-rock poster boy, boomer troubadour: James Taylor has outlived the stereotypes offered by fans and critics alike by simply staying his musical course and continuing to refine his familiar, deceptively mellifluous style. This 1998 concert displays Taylor's craftsmanship and easy rapport with both his band and his audience to satisfying effect, offering a repertoire... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online ![]() total reviews 120
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Starring: Maria Friedman Rated: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Universal Studios Release Date: 2000-03-28 Running Time: 78 minutes / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online ![]() total reviews 351
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The Duchess of Duke Street - Series 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Acorn Media Release Date: 2005-10-11 Running Time: 781 minutes From the golden age of Masterpiece Theatre comes this beloved 1976 British miniseries by the creators of Upstairs, Downstairs. Gemma Jones gives a performance for the ages in this rags-to-riches saga that charts the ascendancy of the indomitable Louisa Trotter, who rose from scullery maid to become "the finest cook in London" and Edwardian society's premier hostess. Inspired by the t... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online ![]() total reviews 23
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Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre -The Complete Collection Gift Set
Rated: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Starmaker II Release Date: 2005-02-15 Running Time: 717 minutes One of the first gems of the cable TV age, Faerie Tale Theatre brings 26 classic tales to life. Produced over a five-year span (1982-87) for Showtime, FTT brought together creative dramatics and whimsical writing with some of the top talents of the day. Executive producer/host Shelley Duvall (who was coming off her breakout role in The Shining) shepherds this mix of theatrical... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online ![]() total reviews 107
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