A Brief Encounter with Broadway:” A bold, experimental piece of theatre”

12th Grade Drama:

Broadway field trip: Brief Encounter

Leave Charlton beg. of Drama 1:17pm, back by 4:15pm

Miss last period class.

This acclaimed London production played at St. Anne’s Warehouse in Brooklyn last season and is now on Broadway. It transforms Noel Coward’s classic tale of forbidden passion into a fusion of whimsical humor, romance and multimedia effects. Using elements of the beloved film and the play on which it was based, along with song and dance, this new work – adapted and directed by Emma Rice – tells the story of a suburban housewife who, over a series of stolen afternoons, falls madly in love with a married doctor.

PLEASE NOTE: Seating will be in the mid or rear mezzanine. This historic theatre does not have an elevator.

“Glorious…captivating adaptation…by the shows end I felt enlivened, enlightened and seriously moved…a surpassingly charming meditation on the forms we use for dealing with that dangerous phenomenon called love…All sorts of ingenious story-theater stagecraft is brought to bear on this exercise…Don’t be ashamed if you, too, feel a bit like swooning.” The New York Times

a very special affair…The most blissfully entertaining and inventive show in town…eye-popping theatricality. Her production celebrates its sources while creating something unique. The show blends live action, film clips, puppets and several of Coward’s ear-tickling tunes into a multimedia collage. The Daily News

Though it shares its title and plotline with David Lean’s 1945 weepie, this Brief Encounter in Brooklyn transcends its source. A don’t-miss import from Cornwall…It’s pure theater magic…its heart, charm and sense of wonder make it the perfect show.. The New York Post

“Rice and her theatre company, Kneehigh, have taken a classic weepie – and turned it into a bold, experimental piece of theatre that will appeal to romantics and deconstructionists alike.” The Evening Standard