Staged

Staged is a six-part British television comedy series, set during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown[1] and filmed using video-conferencing technology. The series premiered on 10 June 2020 on BBC One.[2]

Staged
Genre
Created by
  • Simon Evans
  • Phin Glynn
Written bySimon Evans
Directed bySimon Evans
Starring
Composer(s)Alex Baranowski
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Michael Sheen
  • David Tennant
  • Axel Kuschevatzky
  • Cindy Teperman
  • Geoff Iles
Producer(s)
Editor(s)Dan Gage
Running time15–20 minutes
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release10 June 2020 (2020-06-10) –
present

Plot

Michael Sheen and David Tennant play fictionalised versions of themselves trying to rehearse a performance of Luigi Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author, during lockdown.[3][4]

Cast

Main cast
  • Michael Sheen as himself
  • David Tennant as himself
  • Simon Evans as himself, the director of the play
  • Georgia Tennant-Moffett as herself, David's wife
  • Anna Lundberg as herself, Michael's girlfriend
  • Lucy Eaton as herself, Simon's sister

Guest stars

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Cachu Hwch"Simon EvansSimon Evans10 June 2020 (2020-06-10)
2"Up To No Good"Simon EvansSimon Evans10 June 2020 (2020-06-10)
3"Who The F#!k is Michael Sheen?"Simon EvansSimon Evans17 June 2020 (2020-06-17)
4"Bara Brith"Simon EvansSimon Evans17 June 2020 (2020-06-17)
5"Ulysses"Simon EvansSimon Evans24 June 2020 (2020-06-24)
6"The Cookie Jar"Simon EvansSimon Evans24 June 2020 (2020-06-24)

Critical reception

Louis Chilton, in a four-starred review for The Independent, described Staged as "a welcome distraction, an eminently watchable portrait of two artists as petulant, egotistical children".[5] Anna Leszkiewicz, for the New Statesman, said it was "charming: absurdly silly in a quiet, understated way".[3] Rupert Hawksley, in the i, described it as "compelling 'lockdown' television".[4] Gabriel Tate, reviewing Staged for Metro, said "Sheen and Tennant shared a warmth and willingness to take the mickey out of each other that felt entirely unforced."[6] Fergus Morgan, writing in The Stage, gave the production five stars and said: "Tennant and Sheen are excellent, perennially, even when performing as themselves to their own laptops. Here, joined by Evans and by their real-life spouses – the actors Georgia Tennant and Anna Lundberg – they are on top form, crackling with snide chemistry. The whole thing is a treat." [7]

References
  1. Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (28 May 2020). "When is Staged on TV? Everything you need to know about David Tennant and Michael Sheen's lockdown comedy". Radio Times. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. Finnis, Alex (11 June 2020). "Staged cast: who stars with David Tennant and Michael Sheen in Simon Evans' comedy series, and when it's on BBC One". i. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. Leszkiewicz, Anna (17 June 2020). "The charming silliness of lockdown comedy Staged". New Statesman. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. Hawksley, Rupert (10 June 2020). "Staged, BBC One, review: David Tennant and Michael Sheen's Zoom comedy is better than The Trip". i. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. Chilton, Louis (10 June 2020). "Staged, review: BBC One's thespian comedy nails the quirks of life under lockdown". The Independent. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. Tate, Gabriel (10 June 2020). "Review: Staged". Metro. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. Morgan, Fergus (11 June 2020). "Staged". The Stage. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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