The Stage

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The Stage (2025)

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2020 ★ 6.3

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2016 ★ 6.8

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Sometimes Always Never

2019 ★ 6.4

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Vanya on 42nd Street

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An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props and scenery is soon forgotten.

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Buddha Mountain

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Critical Care

1997 ★ 6.4

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A Dog Year

2009 ★ 6.2

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Come from Away

Come from Away

2021 ★ 7.5

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It Runs in the Family

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