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Lights Up

Lights Up

2021Returning Series1 Season10 EpisodesTMDB
BBC Four

A virtual theatre festival staged in lockdown. Household names join groundbreaking new talent - pushing the boundaries of what theatre can be when there is no audience in the room.

Season 1 Episodes

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Episode 1: Pale Sister

Mar 30, 2021

Written by Colm Toibin, Pale Sister is a powerful retelling of the classic tale of Antigone. Lisa Dwan stars in a tour-de-force performance directed by Sir Trevor Nunn.

Episode 2: Sadie

Mar 31, 2021

In David Ireland’s unflinching new play, a sharp-tongued Belfast cleaner relives painful and harrowing episodes in a showdown with her past. Filmed at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast.

Episode 3: Half Breed

Apr 6, 2021

Coming-of-age drama. A young woman from a small village has a burning desire to escape its small-minded atmosphere and move to the city to become an actress.

Episode 4: Sitting

Apr 7, 2021

Three characters sit for a silent painter and reveal their personal truths in a play about love, loss and the importance of human connection.

Episode 5: Harm

Apr 13, 2021

When a lonely estate agent becomes obsessed with the perfect life of a charismatic social media influencer, the lines between the online world and reality become dangerously blurred.

Episode 6: Buttercup

Apr 14, 2021

Fortune is live streaming her truth, weaving words of survival and solidarity. From a little girl in a bedroom in Kinshasa to a bold young poet in Liverpool, this is her story.

Episode 7: Orpheus in the Record Shop

Apr 21, 2021

Ancient myth is charged with the magical crackle of vinyl in rapper and playwright Testament’s timely musical story of a young man’s journey out of isolation.

Episode 8: The Winter's Tale

Apr 25, 2021

Set across a span of 16 years, from the coronation to the moon landings, a new production of Shakespeare's play, staged for the screen by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Episode 9: J'Ouvert

Apr 26, 2021

A fearless award-winning play about two best friends at the 2017 Notting Hill Carnival, seeking joy and resistance in a society where women’s bodies are frequently under threat.

Episode 10: Adam

Apr 20, 2021

The true story of a trans man, Adam Kashmiry, and his remarkable struggle across genders and borders. Based on the acclaimed National Theatre of Scotland play, with Adam himself in the lead role.

Season 1 FAQ

Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.

When did Lights Up Season 1 premiere?

Lights Up Season 1 premiered on March 30, 2021.

How many episodes are in Lights Up Season 1?

Lights Up Season 1 has 10 episodes.

What is the first episode of Lights Up Season 1?

The season opens with Season 1 Episode 1, "Pale Sister". It aired on March 30, 2021.

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