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Sea Wall / A Life

First Preview: Jul 16, 2019
Opening Date: Jul 16, 2019
Closing Date: Sep 29, 2019
Running Time: 01:45
Sea Wall / A Life
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Hudson Theatre
141 West 44th Street, New York City, NY 10036
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Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge come to the Hudson Theatre on Broadway in Sea Wall / A Life.

Meet Alex, a photographer on a holiday with his family in the south of France. Meet Abe, a music producer with a baby on the way. Two men – both fathers, husbands, and sons – take us on a journey you will never forget. 

The finest actors of their generation, Academy Award® nominee Jake Gyllenhaal (Sunday In The Park With George) and Tony Award® nominee Tom Sturridge (1984), had audiences roaring to their feet at the sold-out engagement at The Public Theater.

Now Sea Wall/A Life, from the visionary creative team behind The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Constellations and A Doll’s House, comes to Broadway
BroadwayPlay - Drama
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 13

Performance Schedule

TUESDAY & THURSDAY @ 7 PM
WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM

Written By
  • Simon Stephens & Nick Payne - respectively
Director
  • Carrie Cracknell

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  • Directed by Carrie Cracknell, “Sea Wall/A Life” — a hit downtown early this year, at the Public Theater — is the most stripped-down storytelling on Broadway right now. The quiet spectacle these plays offer is in the acting of tragicomedies of love and loss, young men’s stories about fatherhood and family, and about the hole that grief can blast right through a person’s center.
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  • The two one act plays in the double bill entitled "Sea Wall/A Life" are, on the surface, very small works. But they concern some very big themes: life, death, birth. Even so, the idea of a show featuring a pair of monologues on a mostly bare stage will likely turn some people off. Certainly true in lesser hands, but this is a beautifully intimate production featuring performances so sharply focused, anything more would be a distraction
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  • Sturridge performs Stephens' “Sea Wall” first and is followed after intermission by Gyllenhaal with Payne’s “A Life.” “Sea Wall” is sadder but stronger as a piece of drama, while “A Life” (which often feels like a romantic comedy) allows for more levity.Both performances have become more focused and effective since the Off-Broadway run. Haunted and hurt, Sturridge gently relives a traumatizing experience as if participating in a group-therapy session. On the other hand, Gyllenhaal gets to have more fun and be far more energetic, at various points even running through the audience and playing bits of John Lennon’s “Imagine” on a piano.
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  • Directed by Carrie Cracknell, “Sea Wall/A Life” — a hit downtown early this year, at the Public Theater — is the most stripped-down storytelling on Broadway right now. The quiet spectacle these plays offer is in the acting of tragicomedies of love and loss, young men’s stories about fatherhood and family, and about the hole that grief can blast right through a person’s center.
    Read More

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Accessibility

  • Assisted Listening System

    Reservations are not necessary. Devices may be picked up in the Box Office lobby. Drivers license or ID with printed address required as a deposit.

  • Box Office

    ADA Accessible ramp from sidewalk into Box Office; ADA Accessible window.

  • Curb Ramps

    Available in front of the venue.

  • Elevator/Escalator

    There is an elevator that takes you from the main entrance to the Dress Circle level. The elevator does not go to the Balcony level (several banks of steps are required to reach the Balcony).

  • Entrance

    The main entrance is ADA Accessible.

  • Folding Armrests

    For assistance with ADA seating, please call (646) 975-4626.

  • Parking

    Valet parking garage directly across from the theatre

  • Restroom

    There are ADA Accessible restrooms on the Orchestra and Dress Circle levels. There are a total of 27 toilets in the venue.

  • Seating

    Seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. There are several small sets of stairs to get to the Dress Circle. There is 3 flights of stairs to the Balcony. Hand rails are available at every stepped seat row

  • Telephone

    There is complimentary public Wifi throughout the theatre.

  • Translation

    None.

  • Visual Assistance

    For assistance with ADA seating, please call (646) 975-4626.

  • Water Fountain

    A water fountain is available in the Dress Circle and the Balcony.

  • Wheelchair Info

    Wheelchair seating is located in the Orchestra only. For assistance, please call (646) 975-4626.

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