City Guide: New York

A theatre lover’s guide to New York from Rajiv Joseph, writer of Guards at the Taj.

Rajiv Joseph and Jamie Lloyd in rehearsals for Guards at the Taj

Rajiv Joseph and Jamie Lloyd in rehearsals for Guards at the Taj


Best place to see new plays, new work and why?

Second Stage Theatre and the Atlantic Theatre.  They take the biggest swings.

Atlantic Theatre New York

Atlantic Theatre, New York City

 

Best place to have a coffee and write?

Café Muse in Park Slope, Brooklyn

Muse Cafe brooklyn New York

The playwriting/theatre/artistic community in New York is …

Robust.

Where to go to get inspired?

Walk the whole city, stopping only to fortify with beer.

Statue Of Liberty New York United States Sunset

New plays from New York are…

Fighting Trump.

Three New York essentials for your visit.

Deli egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast

Matzo Ball soup for lunch

Slice of Original Ray’s for dinner

An image that represents New York for you.

The Chrysler Building

Crysler Building New York

Where should you go to escape the city?

Uptown, way uptown to Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters.  Take the A train.

Fort Tryon park New York

Guards at the Taj is at the Bush Theatre 7 Apr – 20 May 2017. You can find out more and book tickets here.