{"id":1018,"date":"2013-06-22T02:41:20","date_gmt":"2013-06-22T01:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samyatesdirector.com\/?page_id=1018"},"modified":"2014-10-29T11:03:09","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T11:03:09","slug":"cornelius-by-j-b-priestley-59e50-theatres-new-york","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.samyatesdirector.com\/?page_id=1018","title":{"rendered":"Cornelius by J.B. Priestley, 59E59 Theatres, New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

Presented by\u00a031<\/strong>Productions<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Handsome Dog Productions<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Jagged Fence<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

“So all the time, while you were pretending to work, you’ve been having the most astonishing adventures in that corner?”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A forgotten masterpiece from one of Britain’s greatest dramatists, J.B. Priestley, which played for four weeks in June at Off-Broadway Theatre 59E59<\/span><\/a> to sold-out houses, breaking box office records<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Written for Ralph Richardson in 1935, Priestley observes the politics and tensions of daily office life with searing wit and humanity in this hilarious and heart-breaking story of friendship, unrequited love and business.<\/p>\n

Cast<\/strong>\u00a0Emily Barber, Alex Bartram, Robin Browne, Pandora Colin, Alan Cox, David Ellis, Andrew Fallaize, Col Farrell, Beverley Klein, Jamie Newall, Xanthe Patterson, and Simon Rhodes<\/p>\n

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