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Series 1

Performance

1991
0.0
6 episodes
Ep. 1

Absolute Hell

10/5/1991
120 min

Black comedy set in Soho, London, right after WW2. Half of the fun is seeing a slew of very familiar faces kick up their heels as gay men, lesbians, party-girls, drunks, and drag queens.

Ep. 2

Uncle Vanya

10/12/1991
130 min

When Vanya's brother-in-law declares his intention to sell the family's house, polite facades begin to crumble and long repressed feelings start to emerge with devastating consequences.

Ep. 3

Nona

10/19/1991
120 min

An adaptation of Roberto Cossa's Argentinian drama, the play focuses on a family desperately struggling against inflation and unemployment while trying to assuage the insatiable appetite of their 100-year old grandmother.

Ep. 4

Old Times

10/26/1991
120 min

A married couple are visited by a friend from their past, who causes them unease and even embarrassment.

Ep. 5

Top Girls

11/2/1991
120 min

Marlene celebrates her new position as MD of Top Girls Appointment Agency by giving a dinner party for five oddly assorted women from centuries past.

Ep. 6

The Trials of Oz

11/9/1991
120 min

Dramatization of the famous 1971 trial in which the editors of the British underground magazine "Oz" were charged with obscenity.