Slings & Arrows

Theatre Sans Argent is in deep financial trouble. Artistic director Geoffrey Tennant (Paul Gross), is forced to give his greatest performance - pretending the rent cheques won’t bounce.

Richard Smith-Jones (Mark McKinney), the Festival’s general manager, meticulously orchestrates Oliver’s memorial service. In actual fact, Richard is auditioning for the vacant artistic director role.

Geoffrey’s first official act as interim director is to pass the helm of the Festival’s flagship Hamlet production over to show-dog stage director, Darren Nichols (Don McKellar).

In the wake of Ellen’s party, Geoffrey bides his time in jail where Oliver’s spirit drops by to counsel him on the dangers of suppressing his past feelings for Ellen.

Now that Geoffrey has ousted Darren and taken up the reins of Hamlet, the only thing stopping Richard and Holly’s corporate wet dream is the possible success of the production.

It’s high noon in the Shakespearean Corral. The opening day of Hamlet and Jack has disappeared. This inspires Oliver to question Geoffrey’s directorial skills.