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National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy

80% | May 26, 2022 | Drama

Ralph Fiennes leads the cast in David Hare’s blazing account of the most powerful man in New York, a master manipulator whose legacy changed the city forever. For forty 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?

Featured Crew

Nicholas Hytner
Director
David Hare
Writer

Cast

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Ralph Fiennes
Robert Moses
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Alisha Bailey
Mariah Heller
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Samuel Barnett
Ariel Porter
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David Bromley
Stamford Fergus
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Al Coppola
Sandy McQuade

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