45 minutes – Comedy
Date of first broadcast: November 3, 2003
Originating networks: Movie Central, The Movie Network (Crave)
Production company: Rhombus Media
Season 1: November 3, 2003 (6 episodes)
Season 2: June 27, 2005 (6 episodes)
Season 3: July 24, 2006 (6 episodes)
Created and written by former The Kids in the Hall member Mark McKinney, playwright and actress Susan Coyne, and comedian Bob Martin, Slings & Arrows is set at the fictional New Burbage Festival, a festival similar to the real Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Stratrford, Ontario. All three appear in the series, which stars Paul Gross, Stephen Ouimette Martha Burns and many other well known Canadian stars. Slings & Arrows first aired on the Movie Central and The Movie Network (now Crave) channels in 2003, and received acclaim in the United States when it was shown on the Sundance Channel two years later. In its three seasons, Slings & Arrows was nominated for 50 awards across several categories, and won a total of 22 awards for acting, writing, direction, editing, and more including 13 Gemini Awards.The final season aired in Canada in the summer of 2006 and in the United States in early 2007. The entire series was directed by Peter Wellington.
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