Filmed Performances

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 Comedy star Sidney Braithwaite died a long time ago. A decade later, the allegations finally came to light. His films are no longer shown, though the studio where 'Simply Sid' made his name is determined to bring him back.  However, not everyone is clamouring to see Sidney’s cinematic curtain call...

 King Richard holds the throne of England, but opposition to his rule is mounting. When he banishes Henry Bolingbroke over a dispute with his ally Lord Mowbray, the exiled noble vows to take revenge. Soon he returns to England to raise an army, with his sights set firmly on challenging the divine right of kings... 

 London, 2024. Claire Jameson is directing a revival of little-known musical 'Jolly Joyce', and rehearsals aren't going well.  The actors are mixing work and pleasure; the stage manager's not happy with the venue; and a surprise guest in the rehearsal room stirs up some unwelcome history.  Claire is known as a formidable director, but there are some scenes you can't command your way out of, and this particular production is forty years in the making... 

London, 2004. Jenny Miller is on a writing retreat. She's got an idea for a new project, but needs to find the right way of dig it it up. Still hurting for the break up of a successful writing partnership, Jenny finds herself confronting her life and career, as her instincts as a writer begin to run away from her. Because sometimes, opening up your imagination lets out far more than you intended...  

 London, 1984. 'Jolly Joyce' Burrows returns to the Regency Theatre to perform her one-woman show. The venue holds all manner of memories for her, and she's about to relive them.  A series of visitors to her dressing room lead her to recall her long life and career, from the music hall stage and the golden age of radio, to film sets and sitcoms. So many stories, so many characters, so many voices.  But what of the story that began when the laughter ended? It's time for that to be told as well... 

 When former lovers Beatrice and Benedick are reunited in Messina, a  merry war begins. At the same time, Count Claudio is about to meet the  love of his life – but not everyone in the city wishes the union well… 

 The King of Denmark is dead. His brother now sits on the throne, married to the widow of the former monarch. Prince Hamlet is broken by the affair, but a visitation from the realm of the dead reveals details of a betrayal even greater than he could have imagined… 

When a series of mysterious break-ins baffle local law enforcement, there's only one person who can solve the case - Captain Christmas! Can our yuletide hero solve the riddles leading to the mysterious Cracker Jacker and save Aylesbury's Christmas lights switch-on?

Recorded live at Queens Park Arts Centre's Limelight Theatre, this special live stream event told the story of one of Unbound's best-loved characters. Includes sketches from our archive, behind the scenes stories, and aexclusive table-read of Episode 1 of Series 2.

 The  old world is changing. Wars will be fought that could topple empires,  and the Triple Pillar of the world and his serpent of Old Nile have such  a very great distance to fall...