A.C.T. (San Francisco, CA)
The British are coming! In this limited-engagement, direct from sold-out performances all over the United Kingdom, England's acclaimed Kneehigh Theatre transforms an iconic love story into a jaw-dropping fusion of theater, film and music. Forbidden passion brews in a 1945 railway station tearoom when a suburban housewife, over a series of stolen afternoons, falls madly in love with a married doctor.
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The last date listed for Noel Coward's Brief Encounter was Saturday October 17, 2009 / 2:00pm. (view all dates)
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A very lively retelling of this Noel Coward story. All the performers were so fun to watch and listen to. Amazingly inventive staging as well. Definitely worth the trip even on a rainy SF night!
A very entertaining evening! The set and style of the production are creative and help to move the production along. Much like "Seinfeld" the main characters are somewhat bland but the supporting charater actors and music and singing are fantastic.
This production updated a soap-opera-ish play so well that I saw it twice. Loved the clever staging! From the Orchestra section, heard every word spoken. From the nose-bleed, top balcony section, dialogue was not clear, especially with Brit accents. But overall, delightful!!
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The Geary Theater, built in 1909, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a San Francisco City Landmark. The theater's neo-classical brick and terra cotta facade on Geary Street opens to a monumental 1,500 seat auditorium trimmed with ornamental stenciling and gilded plaster.
Directed and adapted for the stage by Emma Rice
Originally produced by David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers and Cineworld
Ingeniously crafted with whimsical humor, dreamy romance, and stunning multimedia effects, Brief Encounter was nominated for four Laurence Olivier Awards, including Best Entertainment and Best Director.
About Kneehigh Theatre
Founded in 1980, Kneehigh Theatre made a name for itself with its radical theatrical productions, often performed in village halls, on cliff tops, and in quarries around its home base of Cornwall, England. Now Kneehigh is considered one of the most thrilling, avant-garde theater companies in the world.
