Performance

Performance is an anthology series that brings together a rotating lineup of plays and dramatic pieces. Across episodes, viewers meet standalone stories told through stagecraft, acting, and intimate dialogue. Each entry treats the stage as its own world, letting writers and performers explore a wide range of human experiences without a running plot. The format emphasizes variety, from bold experimental works to quieter character studies, with every episode delivering a distinct mood and social reflection. The show offers a compact, theatre like experience on screen, inviting audiences to consider how performance can illuminate memory, truth, and emotion.

The 1991 series presents an anthology of plays and dramatic performances, a flexible format that lets different writers and performers contribute in each episode, highlighting theatre adapted for television rather than a single storyline.

Anthology dramas from that era helped bring stage style to TV audiences, offering short stand alone pieces that could reach viewers who might not attend live theatre. The approach influenced later televised theatre experiments and broadened storytelling possibilities.

With no ongoing plot, the works tend to foreground themes of identity, power, and relationships through separate pieces. Critical attention for this kind of show tends to focus on the strength of performances and the writing in each episode.