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Enjoy the best stories and perspectives from the theatre world today.
Enjoy the best stories and perspectives from the theatre world today.
Note: In this daily series, we are taking a deeper dive into the nine titles recently announced on the DCPA Theatre Company’s 2020-21 season. Today: ‘The Children.’ In the video above, Artistic Director Chris Coleman talks about the play.
Ron Cook, Deborah Findlay and Francesca Annis in the Broadway production of ‘The Children.’ Photo by Joan Marcus.
from their farmhouse and are now living in a shabby apartment when an old friend turns up unexpectedly at their door. Soon their reminiscing and small talk turns to shock as the pair discover the real reason for the woman’s visit. This sly and suspenseful contemporary drama was a 2018 Tony Award nominee for Best Play. Balancing deepening dread with moments of love and laughter. The New York Times said the 2017 Broadway production “bristles with chills and suspense.”
Hazel: Poor love. Not fair, is it? Men are supposed to grow into their looks, aren’t they? It’s the women who go to seed.
Rose: Whereas Robin’s got a face like a haunted house.
John Moore was named one of the 12 most influential theater critics in the U.S. by American Theatre Magazine. He has since taken a groundbreaking position as the Denver Center’s Senior Arts Journalist.
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