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The Habit of Art: A Very British ComedyPost an Event »
Z Below Theatre
March 27 - April 13, 2014Info
470 Florida Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Google Map »
Theatre Rhinoceros presents a Bay Area Premiere - Limited Engagement - 14 Performances Only!
Wed. - Sat. - 8:00 pm / Sun. - 3:00 pm
Previews March 27 & 28 (Thurs. & Fri.) – Opens Sat. March 29 - 8:00 pm
Directed by John Fisher. The Habit of Art: A Very British Comedy, Alan Bennett’s new play is as much about the theatre as it is about poetry or music. It looks at the unsettling desires of two difficult men, and at the ethics of biography. It reflects on growing old, on creativity and inspiration, and on persisting when all passion’s spent: ultimately, on the habit of art. Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, Death in Venice, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W. H. Auden. During this imagined meeting, their first for twenty-five years, they are observed and interrupted by, amongst others, their future biographer and a young man from the local bus station.The seven character play features Tamar Cohn (Kay), Donald Currie (W. H. Auden), Michael DeMartini (Neil), John Fisher (Benjamin Britten), Justin Lucas (Stuart), Craig Souza (Carpenter) Seth Siegel (Charlie) and Kathryn Wood (George.)
Tickets are $15 - $35 and are available at http://www.therhino.org/buy.htm or 1-866-811-4111. (Previews are pay-what-you-wish.) Tickets go on sale Feb. 6, 2014