Summary
Michael Grandage's spare, careful production which, through archive film and music, perfectly paints the cheesy wonderment of the mid-1970s, takes time to introduce us to each household name. Michael Sheen, in flares and sideburns, dives beyond the stereotype of "Hello, good evening and welcome," (mercifully here cut short) beloved of too many impressionists, and delivers an edgy, funny depiction of a man so anxious to rescue his reputation (his New York show had just been axed), that he books Nixon at a personal cost of $600,000 without having first secured the syndication.
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Cold Sweat Beneath the Smiles
Cold sweat beneath the smiles
Tricky Dicky and Frosty face off in the 1970s' most riveting battle of witsFrost/NixonDonmar Warehouse, London WC1Frost/Nixon, Peter Morgan's play about David Frost's audacious 197...See the full content of this document
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