In The Company of Actors

In the Company of Actors is a 2007 Australian documentary produced by Shark Island Productions and directed by Ian Darling. Subject In the Company of Actors is a documentary featuring an ensemble of Australia's finest Actors, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Justine Clarke and Aden Young as they prepare a production of Hedda Gabler from rehearsals at Sydney Theatre Company to opening night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in New York. The documentary lets the audience take a rare glimpse into the challenging creative process within the sacred space of the rehearsal room. While the action of re-staging the play Hedda Gabler, the film also has interspersed talking heads of the cast talking about the craft of acting. The education materials also have short films from the technical crew and production staff.