The Secret of 'NMNI' - A theatre critic's tribute to 90-minute, intermissionless shows
A theatre critic's tribute to 90-minute, intermissionless shows---I wonder how many contemporary playwrights take into account the joy that suffuses a playgoer's heart when an usher intones, "Ninety minutes, no intermission." Over the past decade, the rise of NMNI shows has trained me to respond to this time frame with Pavlovian enthusiasm. If I sign up for some Shakespeare, or one of the modern behemoths (Williams, …