The Cold Record
Closed 1h 0m
The Cold Record
72%
72%
(3 Ratings)
Positive
67%
Mixed
33%
Negative
0%
Members say
Funny, Sui generis, Edgy, Insipid, Delightful

About the Show

This solo show tells story of a 12-year old boy who tries to set the record for leaving school the most days with a fever and in the process falls in love with the school nurse and breaks his heart on the punk rock.

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Critic Reviews (1)

The New York Times
January 7th, 2019

"Then comes the story, which Mr. Lynn rattles off in mile-a-minute haste and a confident actor’s control of the audience...As directed by Shaw, the story, captivating and sad and beautifully delivered, is leavened by its pacing and its charmingly low-tech special effects. But I couldn’t help feeling, as I have with other Rude Mechs productions, that the deliberately anti-theatrical mode of presentation has uncoupled itself from the powerful theme the show seeks to dramatize."
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