
Straight Line Crazy
Straight Line Crazy
This event occurred as part of the 22/23 Arts On Screen season. This is an archived view.
Ralph Fiennes is Robert Moses, master manipulator and New York's most powerful man, in this blazing new play from David Hare.
22/23 Arts On Screen
For 40 uninterrupted years, Robert Moses exploited those in office through a mix of charm and intimidation. Motivated at first by a determination to improve the lives of New York City's workers, he created parks, bridges and 627 miles of expressway to connect the people to the great outdoors.
Faced with resistance by protest groups campaigning for a very different idea of what the city should become, will the weakness of democracy be exposed in the face of his charismatic conviction?
Broadcast live from the Bridge Theatre in London, Nicholas Hytner directs this exhilarating new play.
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Black Family Visual Arts Center
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