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Sharp wit and soppy endings – it’s the American way

Here’s something that continues to perplex me.

issue 19 February 2011
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Here’s something that continues to perplex me.

Here’s something that continues to perplex me. How is it that the best of American cinema and theatre is so often simultaneously sharp, sophisticated — and trite?

I’ve just been to see a tremendous new play at the Almeida in Islington, whose run ends this week.

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