The Vertical Hour
Why see The Vertical Hour?
Julianne Moore and Bill Nighy return to the New York stage in the world premiere of a timely drama by David Hare (Stuff Happens). Sam Mendes directs in his first Broadway foray since piloting the Bernadette Peters revival of Gypsy
Nadia Blye (Julianne Moore) is a young American war correspondent turned academic who now teaches Political Studies at Yale. A brief holiday with her boyfriend in the Welsh borders brings her into contact with a kind of Englishman whose culture and beliefs are a surprise and a challenge, both to her and to her relationship. David Hare's new play, about the interconnection between our secret motives and our public politics, seeks to illustrate how life has subtly changed for so many people in the West in the new century
The Vertical Hour marks the first time in playwright David Hare's (Stuff Happens) career that one of his plays will have a world premiere in the U.S.
Dates
Previews started : 9th November 2006
Opened : 30th November 2006
Limited engagement until : 11th March 2007
Audience: The Vertical Hour is suitable for children aged 18 and over. Children under 5 years of age will not be admitted to the Music Box Theater
Run time: TBA
Show Times
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| Matinee | - | - | 2 pm | - | - | 2 pm | - |
| Evening | 8 pm | 8 pm | 8 pm | 8 pm | 8 pm | 8 pm | - |
* Show times to be confirmed
Reviews
Customer reviews
11 reviews, average rating: (3.7 Stars)
Nubby Alpern
contemporary political divisions find universal truths
All you could possibly expect from the theater. Great acting,
intense plot, beautiful and imaginative sets and challenging
ideas. Iraq, yes or no? Responsibility, loyalty, committment,
freedom, and taking action all issues dealt with. The vision of a
still imature U.S., brash and idealogical compared to a staid
Europe, cautious and jaded makes for great dialogue and lots
of humor as well as some heavy emotion. Bill Nighy, Jullianne
Moore are superb with a great supporting cast and David Hare
once more demonstrates his skill with words. ... Read more
Beth
Gets better and better
I've seen this play three times so far, and it gets better and better. The cast has definitely settled in since the third preview, and there are little touches here and there that help. Seeing it again, it becomes clear why Nadia (Julianne Moore's character) so often comes off as "flat" in the first act...but to reveal why would give away a good deal of the second. It's not an easy play, and there is a lot of subtelty, but there is SO much in there. And yes, now that it's opened and Julianne's settled into the character, when she lets fly, she lets fly. Just not in Act One...for reasons that, like I said, become obvious in Act Two. I love this play...but then I've never been one who likes easy answers all tied up in a bow. ... Read more
Eric M.
Skillful execution
I admit I went to see Julianne Moore and I'm glad that I did. Bill Nighy gave a spectacular performance and I daresay one of the most expert displays of acting that I've ever seen. His engagement of the audience and complete immersion in the character had me actually feeling that this was truly his story. Andrew Scott showed a remarkable talent for playing across the text and allowing the words of the play to stand on their own. He filled out his character with NEW information and created a full 3D character that you could connect with. Julianne is a phenomenal actress but I think her Movie chops got in the way of a great performance. When it was time for her "close-up" she evoked strong emotion and truly made my heart feel the pain of the character. But...It wasn't a complete portrayal. She can learn about "constant" character from Bill and textual analysis from Andrew and turn a hit and miss performance into a masterpiece. Play:Topical, interesting, smart, funny.Cast A+ ... Read more
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