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Slings & Arrows•Season 1•Episode 1

Oliver's Dream

7.9/10 · 124 votesNov 3, 200346 min

Ranked #6 of 6 in Season 1•−0.8 vs season avg

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Seven years after suffering a mental breakdown during a performance of "Hamlet" at the New Burbage Festival, Geoffrey Tennant is struggling to make ends meet, managing the dilapidated Theatre Sans Argent (Theatre Without Money). Oliver Welles, still the artistic director at the festival, is mounting

Directed byPeter Wellington

Next episodeE2 · Geoffrey Returns

Seasons3

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Season 1 Episodes6

Oliver's Dream

Geoffrey Returns

Madness in Great Ones

Outrageous Fortune

A Mirror Up to Nature

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E6 9.2

Playing the Swan

Cast17

Paul Gross

Geoffrey Tennant

Stephen Ouimette

Oliver Welles

Martha Burns

Ellen Fanshaw

Matt Fitzgerald

Sloan

Rachel McAdams

Kate McNab

Luke Kirby

Jack Crew

Jennifer Irwin

Holly Day

Susan Coyne

Anna Conroy

Seán Cullen

Basil

Sabrina Grdevich

Claire Donner

Marcia Bennett

May Silverstone

Graham Harley

Cyril

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Peter Wellington

Director

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Episode Summary

"Oliver's Dream" is episode 1 of Slings & Arrows season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 124 votes, ranking #6 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.7). Directed by Peter Wellington, it aired on November 3, 2003.

Next: E2 · Geoffrey Returns Best of Season 1