Brief Encounter
Guthrie's WorldStage Series presents
Kneehigh Theatre’s production of
Noël Coward’s
Brief Encounter
originally produced by David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers and Cineworld
adapted and directed by Emma Rice
"A First-Class Return to Romance" - Daily Telegraph
"Don't be ashamed if you, too, feel a bit like swooning." - The New York Times
"Every so often a theater piece comes to town that is so brilliantly conceived and executed, so entertaining on every level, that you want everyone you love or even like just a bit to see it. Brief Encounter is that kind of experience." - San Francisco Chronicle
In this must-see limited engagement direct from sold-out performances in London, San Francisco and New York, England's acclaimed Kneehigh Theatre transforms Noël Coward's iconic love story into a jaw-dropping fusion of theater, film and song. Forbidden passion brews in a 1938 railway station tearoom as a suburban housewife, over a series of stolen afternoons, falls madly in love with a married doctor. This groundbreaking theatrical event - ingeniously crafted with whimsical humor, dreamy romance and stunning multimedia effects - was hailed as "a first-class return to romance" (Daily Telegraph) and The New York Times said "Don't be ashamed if you, too, feel a bit like swooning." The San Francisco Chronicle raved "Every so often a theater piece comes to town that is so brilliantly conceived and executed, so entertaining on every level, that you want everyone you love or even like just a bit to see it. Brief Encounter is that kind of experience." Don't miss this runaway hit as it makes its final stop on an exclusive three-city U.S. tour!
This production contains smoking.
Sponsored by US Bank
Resources
Play Guide created by the Guthrie TheaterSee all New York Brief Encounter reviews
Run time
95 minutes with no intermission
Photos courtesy of Kneehigh Theatre
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