Slings & Arrows

1. S01E01Oliver's DreamNovember 3, 2003—Seven years after suffering a mental breakdown during a performance of "Hamlet" at the New Burbage Festival, Geoffrey Tennant is struggling
2. S01E02Geoffrey ReturnsNovember 10, 2003—Richard finds himself overwhelmed trying to keep the festival running smoothly in the wake of Oliver's death. Kate ditches rehearsals to aud
3. S01E03Madness in Great OnesNovember 17, 2003—Having been named interim creative director of the festival, Geoffrey wisely cedes directing the festival's new production of Hamlet to a vi
4. S01E04Outrageous FortuneNovember 24, 2003—In jail after his escapade at Ellen's party, Geoffrey is visited by the ghost of Oliver, who counsels him on the danger of trying to ignore
5. S01E05A Mirror Up to NatureDecember 1, 2003—With Geoffrey directing the production of Hamlet, Richard and Holly fear that his success may doom their plan to redirect corporate resource
6. S01E06Playing the SwanDecember 8, 2003—It's opening night for "Hamlet" and, though Jack has shown promise, insidious words from Richard send him running. Ellen and Geoffrey finall

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Season's EndJune 27, 2005—Geoffrey Tennant's triumph with "Hamlet" has done nothing to solve the New Burbage Theater Festival's financial woes, and now he has no choi
2. S02E02Fallow TimeJuly 4, 2005—Christmas comes to New Burbage and so do the interns, who are part of the new austerity program. Richard raises begging to new heights and h
3. S02E03Rarer MonstersJuly 11, 2005—Geoffrey struggles with Oliver over staging. The director for "Romeo and Juliet" breaks her neck falling off the stage and the only one avai
4. S02E04Fair Is Foul and Foul Is FairJuly 18, 2005—After a fight with Ellen, Geoffrey moves into a storage room at the theater. His actors and Oliver refuse to accept Geoffrey's ideas for the
5. S02E05Steeped in BloodJuly 25, 2005—Ellen's audit is not going well. Sarah and Patrick, after an intense nighttime rehearsal, find themselves in bed together, although Patrick
6. S02E06Birnam WoodAugust 1, 2005—Richard is surprised to find that, against all odds, Sanjay's rebranding of New Burbage‒Youthquake‒is working and the box office is clogged

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Divided KingdomJuly 24, 2006—Trying to top the critical and financial success of its last production, the festival plans to stage "King Lear", as well as a contemporary
2. S03E02Vex Not His GhostJuly 31, 2006—Charles Kingman brings secret demons of his own to the production and immediately alienates the cast and crew. Meanwhile, Richard Smith-Jone
3. S03E03That Way Madness LiesAugust 7, 2006—Charles's erratic behavior becomes more and more disruptive, prompting Geoffrey to consider replacing him. As tensions grow within the cast
4. S03E04Every Inch a KingAugust 14, 2006—With "East Hastings" a smashing success, Richard proposes the heretofore unthinkable‒moving the Shakespearean tragedy to the workshop stage
5. S03E05All Blessed SecretsAugust 21, 2006—Anna steps in to help Geoffrey with Charles. But "King Lear" loses its Regan as Ellen Fanshaw flees the festival for the promise of a big pa
6. S03E06The Promised EndAugust 28, 2006—Lear gets cancelled and Geoffrey's future at the festival is in doubt. Ellen finally fires Barabara. It ends in typical Shakespearean fashio

Season 3 ranked & reviewed