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  • Venue Bridge Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 18 June 2022
  • Running time 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval)

Ralph Fiennes stars in the world premiere of David Hare‘s new play – a blazing account of the life of a man whose iron will exposed the weakness of democracy in the face of charismatic conviction.

Directed by Nicholas Hytner, the wider creative team includes designs are by Bob Crowley with lighting by Jessica Hung Han Yun, sound by George Dennis and music by George Fenton.

Straight Line Crazy runs at the Bridge Theatre from 14 March to 18 June 2022.

What is Straight Line Crazy about?

For forty uninterrupted years, Robert Moses was the most powerful man in New York. Though never elected to office, he manipulated those who were through a mix of guile, charm and intimidation.

Motivated at first by a determination to improve the lives of New York City’s workers, he created new parks, new bridges and 627 miles of expressway to connect the people to the great outdoors. But in the 1950s, groups of citizens at grass roots began to organize against his schemes and against the motor car, campaigning for a very different idea of what a city was and for what it should be.

Who is in the cast of Straight Line Crazy?

The full cast is: Ralph Fiennes (Robert Moses), Alisha Bailey (Mariah Heller), Samuel Barnett (Ariel Porter), David Bromley (Stamford Fergus), Al Coppola (Walter McQuade), Siobhán Cullen (Finnuala Connell), Ian Kirkby (Lewis Mumford), Alana Maria (Shirley Hayes), Dani Moseley (Carol Ames), Guy Paul (Henry Vanderbilt), Helen Schlesinger (Jane Jacobs), Mary Stillwaggon Stewart (Nicole Sawyer) and Danny Webb (Governor Al Smith).

Who is the creative team of Straight Line Crazy?

The creative team of Straight Line Crazy includes direction by Nicholas Hytner, designs by Bob Crowley, lighting by Jessica Hung Han Yun, sound by George Dennis and music by George Fenton.

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Important Notes

Note, the play contains: Racial slurs including specifically antisemitic slurs; Reference to the loss of a child

Venue Information

Bridge Theatre , 3 Potters Fields Park, London, SE1 2SG

Nearest Tube or Train: London Bridge (National Rail, Northern and Jubilee lines)

Nearest Buses: RV1, 47, 343, 381, 42, 78, 188

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Critics' reviews of Straight Line Crazy

★★★★★ "Another acting triumph for Fiennes" - The Guardian

"A barnstorming, scenery-chewing Ralph Fiennes anchors David Hare’s new play" - Evening Standard

"Ralph Fiennes shines" - i News

Also see: Straight Line Crazy Reviews Round-up

Frequently Asked Questions

Straight Line Crazy is playing at the Bridge Theatre in London
The running time of Straight Line Crazy is 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval)
Yes, Straight Line Crazy has matinee performances on the following days: Wednesday, Saturday
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