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'.
The Anton Chekhov Collection (2008)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Bill Paterson, David Warner, Eileen Atkins, Ian Holm, Janet Suz...
This collection includes productions of Chekhov's greatest plays. The one-act "The Proposal" (1959) finds rich families building wealth through marria... Read more
The Architect (2006)
5.6/10
Director: Matt Tauber
Starring: Anthony LaPaglia, Viola Davis, Isabella Rossellini, Hayden Panettiere, Sebastian...
Anthony LaPaglia plays architect Leo Waters, living an outwardly perfect life in the suburbs, while on the East Side of Chicago the residents in one o... Read more
The Balcony (1963)
6.1/10
Director: Joseph Strick
Starring: Lee Grant, Leonard Nimoy, Peter Falk, Ruby Dee, Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters is the madame of a house where customers play out their erotic fantasies, oblivious to a revolution which is sweeping the country. Whe... Read more
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
6.4/10
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: Arthur Lowe, Dudley Moore, Harry Secombe, Marty Feldman, Michael Hordern, Peter...
In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' (which lasted two minutes and twenty eight seconds, including th... Read more
The Big Kahuna (2000)
6.6/10
Director: John Swanbeck
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, Peter Facinelli
Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito and Peter Facinelli are three industrial lubricant sales people attending a convention in Wichita. As they schmooze with cl... Read more
The Bobo (1967)
5.5/10
Director: Robert Parrish
Starring: Peter Sellers, Britt Ekland, Rossano Brazzi, Adolfo Celi, Hattie Jacques, Kennet...
Peter Sellers is Juan Bautista, a hopeless matador who really wants to be a singer. Trying his luck in Barcelona, he gets a gig at a local hotspot wi... Read more
The Boys in the Band (1970)
7.7/10
Director: William Friedkin
Starring: Cliff Gorman, Kenneth Nelson, Leonard Frey, Reuben Greene, Laurence Luckinbill,...
One of the first American films to openly deal with homosexuality. 'The Boys in the Band', based on Mart Crowley's enormously successful Broadway play... Read more
The Browning Version (1994)
7.3/10
Director: Mike Figgis
Starring: Albert Finney, Matthew Modine, Greta Scacchi, Julian Sands, Michael Gambon, Ben...
Albert Finney gives a grand performance as a departing language studies teacher at an established English Boys School. Matthew Modine and Greta Scacch... Read more
The Browning Version (1951)
8.2/10
Director: Anthony Asquith
Starring: Michael Redgrave, Jean Kent, Nigel Patrick
Michael Redgrave gives the performance of his career in Anthony Asquith's adaptation of Terence Rattigan's unforgettable play. Redgrave portrays Andre... Read more
The Caretaker (1963)
4.2/10
Director: Clive Donner
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Alan Bates, Robert Shaw
The Caretaker was the play that made Harold Pinter's name when it was first performed at the Arts Theatre, London in 1960, and it remains probably his... Read more