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Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The flop that finally flew: why did it take 40 years for Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along to soar?

Merrily We Roll Along transformed from a 1981 flop to a 2023-24 Broadway success and filmed production, with reversed chronology and mature casting choices.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The play that changed my life: Pinter's Betrayal made me think: this is how I want to write'

Betrayal uses reverse chronology, spare dialogue, and charged silences to reveal infidelity, unreliable memory, and to demand active audience engagement and actor interpretation.
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