Alice's Playhouse
In Alice's Playhouse you will discover an exceptional collection of feature films adapted from some of the most celebrated plays ever written. Often featuring towering performances, outstanding direction and exceptional writing, this collection is a superb archive of contemporary drama masterfully transferred to the silver screen.
Filmizations of The Bard's work may be scrolled via the 'Shakespeare' sub-feature in green on the left, along with other notable playwrights who have been adapted for celluloid.
For adaptations of novels and short stories, check the 'Special Interest' link and click on 'Based on...'
Right: Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh relax during the filming of Tennessee Williams' masterpiece, 'A Streetcar Named Desire'.
Rising Damp: Series 1 and 2 (1974)
7.8/10
Director: Ronnie Baxter
Starring: Richard Beckinsale, Leonard Rossiter, Don Warrington, Frances de la Tour
Adapted from a popular play, The Banana Box, this classic British series centres around a seedy boarding house run by the equally seedy Mr Rigsby (the... Read more
Rising Damp: The Complete Series & Movie (1974)
7.6/10
Director: Ronnie Baxter, Joe Mcgrath
Starring: Leonard Rossiter, Richard Beckinsale, Frances de la Tour, Don Warrington
Comic genius, Leonard Rossiter heads the cast of this enduringly popular comedy of lodgers versus their miserly landlord. With lecherous but lovable l... Read more
Romeo And Juliet (BBC) (1978)
7.6/10
Director: Alvin Rakoff
Starring: John Gielgud, Patrick Ryecart, Rebecca Saire, Alan Rickman, Celia Johnson, Micha...
Shakespeare's tragic love story was among the first of the BBC's Shakespeare series to be filmed, and possibly one of the most faithful to the play.... Read more
Romeo and Juliet (DiCaprio) (1996)
7.6/10
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Starring: Brian Dennehy, Claire Danes, Diane Venora, John Leguizamo, Leonardo DiCaprio, Pa...
Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story is spellbinding. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes... Read more
Romeo and Juliet (DiCaprio) ( Blu-ray ) (1996)
7.6/10
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Starring: Brian Dennehy, Claire Danes, Diane Venora, John Leguizamo, Leonardo DiCaprio, Pa...
Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story is spellbinding. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes... Read more
Romeo and Juliet (Harvey) / Romeo and Juliet (Ballet) (1954)
5.5/10
Director: Paul Czinner, Renato Castellani
Starring: Laurence Harvey, Flora Robson, Susan Shentall, Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev
"Romeo and Juliet" (1954) - Laurence Harvey stars in this commanding interpretation of the Bard's great tale of star-crossed lovers. Stunningly photog... Read more
Romeo and Juliet (Zeffirelli) (1968)
7.6/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Olivia Hussey, Milo O'Shea, Leonard Whiting, Michael York
One of the most popular film adaptations of Shakespeare's classic, the recipient of international acclaim and four Academy Award nominations. Starring... Read more
Romeo and Juliet (Zeffirelli) ( Blu-ray ) (1968)
7.6/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Leonard Whiting, Michael York, Milo O'Shea, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery
One of the most popular film adaptations of Shakespeare's classic, the recipient of international acclaim and four Academy Award nominations. Starring... Read more
Ruben Guthrie (2015)
5.8/10
Director: Brendan Cowell
Starring: Patrick Brammall, Abbey Lee, Alex Dimitriades, Jack Thompson, Robyn Nevin, Brent...
Life is good for ad man Ruben Guthrie. He leads a party boy lifestyle, has a model fiancée and lives in a house on the water. He's at the top of his g... Read more
Same Time, Next Year (1978)
7.2/10
Director: Robert Mulligan
Starring: Alan Alda, Ellen Burstyn
Based on Bernard Slade's Broadway play, this film is about George (Alan Alda), a married New Jersey accountant, and Doris (Ellen Burstyn), a housewife... Read more