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Theatre has a long history of artful deception. It’s a part of what draws the crowd, and what suspends their disbelief. From the days of the ancient Greeks to the dawn of the 21st Century, theatre artists around the world have been perfecting the fine and fantastic arts and apparatus of spectacle.

Smoke & Mirrors is a multi-part documentary series that shines a spotlight on the incredible innovations that create theatrical magic. Top stars of stage and screen will transport viewers backstage, into theater’s forbidden places...sharing tricks of the trade and demystifying the world behind the curtain.

Delivery: 16 months from green-light