climbing the walls
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This take on Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet,” set in a sanatorium with teenagers climbing the walls, has Bourne’s signature clever movement, which can be delightful, and tons of talent onstage.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2024
“Let me just say that everyone trained fully and Sofia Jakobsson is kind of climbing the walls currently,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023
There are even ghosts dangling in mid air and gigantic fake spiders climbing the walls of the house.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2022
None of the other 39 athletes climbing the walls at Aomi Urban Sports Park have a story like the 24-year-old Condie's.
From Fox News • Jul. 8, 2021
Flames were climbing the walls; the photo of Jimmy Dorsey was curling up.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
