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In the Company of Actors

2007 · 1h 15m · Documentary

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.

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.

Cast

• Cate Blanchett as Self / Hedda Gabler
• Hugo Weaving as Self / Judge Brack
• Andrew Upton as Self
• Justine Clarke as Self / Thea Elvsted
• Robyn Nevin as Self
• Aden Young as Self / Eilert Lovburg
• Anthony Weigh as Self / Jorgen Tesman
• Julie Hamilton as Self / Julie Tesman
• Annie Byron as Self / Berte
• Alan John as Self
• Fiona Crombie as Self

Details

Director

Ian Darling

Released

June 10, 2007

Runtime

1h 15m

Genres

Documentary

Studio

Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Shark Island Productions and The Caledonia Foundation

Status

Released