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There are some plays that leave you, quite literally, breathless with awe. \u00a0Osage County is one of them. At 3 hours and 20 minutes, this remarkable play is longer than average, and so it’s a tribute to the brilliance of the script, staging, direction and acting that it nevertheless rushes by. Watching Osage County in New York this summer, I can’t have been the only member of the audience who would have happily stayed put, there and then, to watch it all over again.<\/p>\n

Sex, drugs, and a dysfunctional family to rival any Tennessee Williams gave us, are all on offer in this\u00a0Pulitzer and Tony Award\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong>winning American play. Written by Tracy Letts and\u00a0directed by Anna D. Shapiro, Osage County comes to London from Broadway for just 8 weeks. Its reputation precedes it so doubtless it will sell out fast.<\/p>\n

So, if you’re lucky enough to be nearby, visit \u00a0www.nationaltheatre.org.uk<\/a>\u00a0and book your tickets fast.<\/span><\/p>\n

See you there!<\/p>\n

Medical Humanities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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