A Doll's House, Part 2 NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (973)
See it if 90 minutes flew by and we wished it was longer. Brilliant writing. Brilliant performances. Best show we've seen all year
Don't see it if It's not Ibsen so put that aside. It's a contemporary take on what happens after Ibsen's play ends. There is no reason to not go
See it if You like a master class in acting, comedic timing and want to be reminded of English class debates of the first Doll's House.
Don't see it if You don't want to sit through 90 minutes without an intermission.
See it if Sam Gold, Laurie Metcalf and the rest of the cast are pure gold. Refreshing new play by Lucas Hnath. This is a must see. great acting
Don't see it if You have to see this
See it if You love good writing, good directing, and exceptional acting.
Don't see it if You are obsessed with A Doll's House and would have trouble with this interpretation of Nora's life after the end of that play.
See it if Laurie Metcalf is a badass and a genius and seeing her in this smart, challenging, and entertaining new play was a true privilege.
Don't see it if The play is very baited and the tone is all over the place which I'm sure throws some people. Read more
See it if You enjoy thoughtful challenging writing and staging.
Don't see it if If you do not want to pay close attention to dialogue.
See it if You care about great acting and writing and are at all literarily inclined.
Don't see it if You're a philistine who thinks Cats is the essence of great art. Read more
See it if You want to see a refreshing modern approach to A Dolls House story - this is a sequel. Amazing performances and surprising modern language
Don't see it if Anyone who is interested in quality theater will want to see this (saw original cast)
Critic Reviews (68)
"A neat little play...Hnath's compact drama offers no easy answers in a superb production that asks a lot of provocative questions...Hnath's stylized take on the Ibsen classic brings the institution of marriage into sharp focus...Gold shrewdly allows the words to take center stage, amplified by some spectacular acting...Metcalf dazzles...Don't expect any judgments here as this very smart play only seems interested in opening the door wide to your own interpretation."
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"A leap that pays off in delightful and often hilarious ways...Hnath raises deeper questions not just about a certain brand of feminism, but the cult of individualism that is so ingrained in modern society...Director Sam Gold has led everyone in this cast to thoughtful and revelatory performances in an appealingly clean production...Hnath refracts Ibsen through the prism of contemporary life, revealing the complicated spectrum of issues that always existed within the drama."
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"The strength of Hnath's drama is in its ability to get us to sympathize with all four of his characters, a power very much amplified by the excellent performances of this cast. Henderson is especially persuasive as Torvald...Wilhelmi's Emma has inherited her mother's smile and unflappable penchant for selling a crazy scheme...Houdyshell's performance has grown more delicious and hilarious with age...White is as indefatigable as her character."
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"Gold's invigorating production showcases four stellar performances. Metcalf is a master of drawing out comedy that's firmly anchored in realism...Houdyshell's Anne Marie is a dry and stoic presence that deflates Nora's pride in her accomplishments by pointing out the reality she never sees, and Rashad effectively conveys the maturity of a young woman forced to grow up early...This is a play that will no doubt provoke discussion."
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"As long as Metcalf and Houdyshell command the stage, armed with Hnath's mordant dialogue, 'A Doll's House, Part 2,' looks like a play that is going places...But Torvald isn't an equal partner at all, dramatically speaking, and Cooper often seems a little overwhelmed by his leading lady...Gold's direction finds every available laugh and bit of insight in Hnath's script; even when it begins to disappoint, there's a baseline level of professionalism below which this production never drops."
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"A funny and insightful new play...Although this play could easily have been little more than a schematic continuation of Ibsen's themes, Hnath is more interested in twisting the familiar than regurgitating it...Gold's penchant for subtle emotions, and pointing up the natural ironies that often exist between them, is ideal for this group of people...Gold has done what he does best and amplified every characterization that the excellent cast members have provided him."
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"So endlessly stimulating that it could give audiences fodder for heated conversation until the fall season is in full swing...Hnath’s play fairly sets your head spinning with its knotty perspectives...With a sterling cast led by Metcalf, the production is as much an engrossing entertainment as it is a theatrical treatise that stirs the heart even as it invigorates the mind...Metcalf here delivers what is easily her finest Broadway performance to date—and she has never been less than terrific."
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"While this is a play of ideas, the debate is always engrossing, always surprising. At no point does the dialogue or the confrontation lose our interest. Under Jennifer Tipton's lighting, the characters are as if put under the microscope. Although the facts deal with the 19th century, the issues being raised could be today. Nor does the play take a strictly feminist view point: Hnath has considered the situation from all sides."
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