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Straight Line Crazy by David Hare
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Straight Line Crazy by David Hare

A Dramatic Exploration of Power, Vision, and the Cost of Government Intervention

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Jun 07, 2022
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Straight Line Crazy by David Hare
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Written by David Hare

Directed by Nicholas Hytner

Starring Ralph Feinnes, Danny Webb, Siobhán Cullen, and Alisha Bailey

Performed at the Bridge Theatre, London, 2022

Robert Moses (1888–1981) was no ordinary public official. Over the course of fifty years, he held at least twelve unelected government positions in the city and state of New York, many of them …

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