The Habit of Art

First Preview: Apr 29, 2023

Opening Date: Apr 29, 2023

Closing Date: May 28, 2023

Running Time: 01:55

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59E59 Theaters

59 East 59th Street New York City, NY 10022

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Original Theatre (Caroline’s Kitchen, Brits Off Broadway 2019; Invincible, Brits Off Broadway 2017) returns to 59E59 Theaters with the US Premiere of The Habit of Art by one of Britain’s most prolific playwrights Alan Bennett (The History Boys, The Madness of King George and Talking Heads). 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 Habit of Art looks at the unsettling desires of two difficult men and at the ethics of biography. Exploring friendship, rivalry and heartache this multi layered masterpiece examines the joy, pain and emotional cost of creativity.

Off Broadway Play - Drama

Show Notes: 1 intermission

COVID-19 Safety Information

Masks are optional but encouraged.

Performance Schedule:

TUESDAY-FRIDAY @ 7 PM
SATURDAY @ 2 PM & 7 PM
SUNDAY @ 2 PM

Director

Philip Franks

Written by

Alan Bennett

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