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Straight Line Crazy by David Hare (Review)

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

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Thomas Walker-Werth
Jun 07, 2022
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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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