
Do You Turn Somersaults?
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Aleksei Arbuzov’s gentle two-character dramatic romance 'Do You Turn Somersaults?' turned the stage of the 46th Street Theatre into a beautiful masterclass of mature courtship in 1978. Masterfully translated by Ariadne Nicolaeff, the intimate narrative unfolds at a seaside sanatorium in Riga, Latvia in 1968, tracking the unexpected, slow-burning romance that explodes between a strict, buttoned-up medical director and an eccentric, free-spirited former actress who routinely violates clinic rules, navigating their private griefs through wit. Directed by Edwin Sherin, the acclaimed production starred international stage icons Mary Martin and Anthony Quayle.

