Theater in the West End & Ruth Roman Film Screening

Theater in the West End & Ruth Roman Film Screening

Come to WEM for a thrilling double act on all things theater and performance in the Old West End. Act One: A lecture on the theater, performance, and burlesque scene in the twentieth-century West End. Act Two: Sit back and enjoy a film screening of Strangers on a Train (1951), starring West-End-raised Ruth Roman.

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Tags: Boston, Film, Film Screening, History, Ruth Roman, Strangers on a Train, Theater, West End

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