World Theatre
Season 1
1959 · 9 episodes
1. Julius Caesar
1959-05-05
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
2. Danton's Death
1959-05-19
The story of Georges Danton, a leader of the French Revolution, who created the office of the Revolutionary Tribunal as a strong arm for the Revolutionary Government. Within months he knew this power was a terrible mistake and fought to have it ended with tragic consequences.
3. Blood Wedding
1959-06-02
4. Volpone
1959-06-16
Volpone pretends to be dying as a way of tricking various enemies.
5. Mother Courage and her Children
1959-06-30
During the Thirty Years' War, Mother Courage suffers many tribulations and tragedies.
6. Henry IV
1959-07-14
A madman insists he is the Italian king of centuries previously, Enrico IV. But is he really mad?
7. The School for Scandal
1959-07-28
8. Brand
1959-08-11
Brand, a priest, believes that Man's worst enemy is...himself. This is certainly true of him.
9. The Silver Box
1959-08-25
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