For forty uninterrupted years Robert Moses was the most powerful man in New York Though never elected to office he manipulated those who were through a mix of guile charm and intimidation Motivated at first by a determination to improve the lives of New York Citys workers he created parks bridges and 627 miles of expressway to connect the people to the great outdoors But in the 1950s groups of citizens began to organize against his schemes and against the motor car campaigning for a very different idea of what a city should be David Hares blazing account of a man played by Ralph Fiennes whose iron will exposed the weakness of democracy in the face of charismatic conviction premieres at the Bridge Theatre London in March 2022