Season 3 poster

Season 3

(2006)

Overview

Season three sees the festival planning to stage King Lear, as well as a contemporary new musical, in an attempt to top the critical and financial success of its last production. But creative director Geoffrey Tennant finds himself seized by fits of uncontrollable weeping—among other, more intimate maladies.

Cast

Paul Gross as Geoffrey Tennant
Paul Gross

as Geoffrey Tennant

Stephen Ouimette as Oliver Welles
Stephen Ouimette

as Oliver Welles

Martha Burns as Ellen Fanshaw
Martha Burns

as Ellen Fanshaw

Susan Coyne as Anna Conroy
Susan Coyne

as Anna Conroy

William Hutt as Charles
William Hutt

as Charles

Seán Cullen as Basil
Seán Cullen

as Basil

Chris Leavins as Andrew McTeague
Chris Leavins

as Andrew McTeague

Sarah Polley as Sophie
Sarah Polley

as Sophie

Graham Harley as Cyril
Graham Harley

as Cyril

Don McKellar as Darren Nichols
Don McKellar

as Darren Nichols

Mark McKinney as Richard Smith-Jones
Mark McKinney

as Richard Smith-Jones

Leon Pownall as Brian
Leon Pownall

as Brian

Aaron Abrams as Paul
Aaron Abrams

as Paul

Episodes

Divided Kingdom poster

Divided Kingdom 0.0

July 24, 2006

With last season's Macbeth the toast of Broadway, Geoffrey is under pressure to deliver another hit. The play he has ch…

Vex Not His Ghost poster

Vex Not His Ghost 0.0

July 31, 2006

Richard discovers a kindred spirit in Nigel, the talented young writer of East Hastings. With Nigel's encouragement, an…

That Way Madness Lies poster

That Way Madness Lies 0.0

August 7, 2006

While Oliver looks on smugly, Andrew forces Geoffrey to confront his feelings about his ghostly nemesis. The bond betwe…

Every Inch a King poster

Every Inch a King 0.0

August 14, 2006

Ellen gets offered a lead role in a new tv series and Geoffrey is now living with Charles. But on opening night for Lea…

All Blessed Secrets poster

All Blessed Secrets 0.0

August 21, 2006

Geoffrey and Anna must join forces in order to convince Charles to play Lear. All the tension that has been rising in t…

The Promised End poster

The Promised End 0.0

August 28, 2006

Thanks to Charles, Lear gets canceled and Geoffrey's future at the festival is in doubt. Also Ellen finally fires Barba…