Democracy
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Opened Nov 18, 2004
Closed Apr 17, 2005
Opened Nov 18, 2004
Closed Apr 17, 2005
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The National Theatre of Great Britain's critically acclaimed production of Democracy, a new play by Michael Frayn, directed by Michael Blakemore, comes to Broadway. Winner of the 2003 Evening Standard Award for Best Play, the 2003 Critics' Circle Award for Best Play, and the 2003 South Bank Award for Best Play.
A thrilling and moving tale of espionage, loyalty, unexpected betrayals and the paths we choose in life, Democracy is set in West Germany in the late 1960s - a time of hope and unlimited possibilities. The play charts the astonishing career of Willy Brandt, in his brief but remarkable tenure as Germany's first liberal leader for nearly forty years. Always present but rarely noticed is Günter Guillaume, Brandt's devoted personal assistant - and no less devoted in his other role as a double-agent, spying on Brandt for East Germany's infamous Ministry of State Security.
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Brooks Atkinson Theatre
256 W 47th St
New York, NY 10036
Most Broadway theaters are named after famous actors, playwrights or impresarios. The Brooks Atkinson was named for the legendary NY Times theater critic who wrote from 1924 to 1960. The auditorium is wide and the best seats are in the center and m [...] Read More
256 W 47th St
New York, NY 10036
Most Broadway theaters are named after famous actors, playwrights or impresarios. The Brooks Atkinson was named for the legendary NY Times theater critic who wrote from 1924 to 1960. The auditorium is wide and the best seats are in the center and m [...] Read More
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This week's noisy cabinet shuffle is a serendipitous development for Democracy, Michael Frayn's latest theater think piece. Why is this fascinating though talky drama, in which such timely concepts as "compassion" are invoked, a beneficiary of the Oval Office situation? Because Frayn's very point is that democracy is a messy concept, rarely participated in by men and women of like minds. Frayn sees democracy as a two-steps-forward, one-step-backward deal -- or maybe that's one step forward and two steps backward.
In a postscript to the published edition of the play, Frayn -- he of the mammoth intellect and, when he wants, the hilariously funny mindset -- writes that "Complexity is what th[...]