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'.
That Good Night (2017)
Director: Eric Styles
Starring: Charles Dance, John Hurt, Sofia Helin, Max Brown, Erin Richards
Ralph, a once-famous screenwriter, is in his seventies and terminally ill. He has two final missions: to be reconciled to his son, Michael, and, secre... Read more
Una (2016)
Director: Benedict Andrews
Starring: Ben Mendelsohn, Tara Fitzgerald, Riz Ahmed, Rooney Mara
Opened out by David Harrower from his 2005 stage two-hander Blackbird, the first feature directed by the Australian stage director-dramatist Benedict... Read more
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (2001)
Director: Michael Rauch
Starring: Eric Bogosian
A screen adaptation of Eric Bogosian's one man show, 'Wake Up and Smell the Coffee.' Read more
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1968)
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Leonard Rossiter, Richard Beckinsale, Michael Bryant, Geoffrey Bayl...
This release brings together both London Weekend Television productions of Johnny Speight's bleakly comic allegorical play whose overarching theme, as... Read more
Dinner at Eight (1933)
Director: George Cukor
Starring: John Barrymore, Marie Dressler, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Ed...
Based on George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber's Broadway hit, in which an elaborate dinner party reveals a web of intrigue and romance. With a sparkling... Read more
Fences (2016)
Director: Denzel Washington
Starring: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis
Some people build fences to keep people out - and other people build fences to keep people in. Denzel Washington and Viola Davis deliver the "performa... Read more
Moonlight (2016)
Director: Barry Jenkins
Starring: Mahershala Ali, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders,...
This drama charts the life of a black gay youth named Chiron as he grows up in a rough neighborhood in Miami. In the first segment, Chiron is a ten-ye... Read more
Moonlight ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
Director: Barry Jenkins
Starring: Mahershala Ali, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders,...
This drama charts the life of a black gay youth named Chiron as he grows up in a rough neighborhood in Miami. In the first segment, Chiron is a ten-ye... Read more
Detective Story (1951)
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Eleanor Parker, Kirk Douglas, William Bendix
Set amidst the hectic activity of a New York City police station, Kirk Douglas stars as the principled, rigid detective whose personal code has become... Read more
The Little Foxes (1941)
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Bette Davis, Dan Duryea, Herbert Marshall, Richard Carlson, Teresa Wright
It's the turn of the century in the Deep South, and the Hubbard siblings are embroiled in their own money-driven, power-hungry civil war. The most cal... Read more