Slave Play (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets
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See it if After seeing it previously at NYTW, I will say this production surpasses what blew me away Off Bway. The current version is perfection!
Don't see it if You aren’t up for some raw, exhilarating, jaw dropping action going on! This play is an absolute must see! Better than Off Bway
See it if Fascinating and challenging... mirrors are there for a reason.
Don't see it if Intense and uncomfortable...these are not negatives.
See it if You enjoy cutting edge theatre, with themes about race, relationships, and mental health.
Don't see it if You prefer feel-good theatre. This play will challenge your mind, your heart, and your beliefs.
See it if you want to be challenged in so many productive ways, while laughing through most of it
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See it if It’s so many adjectives, but, necessary. It starts off SO funny 😆 and sexual, than act 2, takes a turn, but, makes sense with Act 1, then
Don't see it if Act 3 summarizes a couple of the characters lives. I can see where people were confused 🤷🏽♂️ and it is a smidge over 2 hours, without an Read more
See it if You should really seen this if you care about race relations.
Don't see it if You don't care for a modern take on love.
See it if We were very surprised by the plot. A very timely play. Well done.
Don't see it if If you don’t like to think at the theater. If you like light-hearted theater, skip this play.
See it if You are intrigued by conversations around sex, race, gender, therapy, normalizations. Play leaves you thinking and wanting to discuss themes
Don't see it if You do not like thought provoking, complex plays. This play goes into very deep topics and makes you feel contemplative and exposed
Critic Reviews (27)
"An altogether exceptional work, a standout among many that have addressed the racial divide in America."
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4/5 Stars "'Down on the Ol' Plantation, on 45th Street': Jeremy O. Harris hits Broadway with an explosive examination of race, sexuality and more"
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4/5 Stars "'Provocative, Poetic, and Disquieting': Jeremy O. Harris' phenomenally daring, disruptive drama is the polar opposite of theatrical comfort food"
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"Fine performances and a fleet staging can't counteract the more tedious parts of this work."
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"Jeremy O. Harris's uncompromising, graphic, sexually explicit play. . .
Without singling any of the actors out, they all appear totally immersed in their roles. All perform their purposefully offensive caricatured roles with comedic brilliance. In the second act, we see them as they are, as real people, amusingly."
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"If you're looking for deep investigation, you won't find it in 'Slave Play.' The problem is that Harris takes what might be an interesting premise (I'm still not sold) and gives it the glib, here's-a-lot-of-jargon-aren't-I-smart treatment."
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"Under Robert O'Hara's exquisite and deeply sensitive direction, the entire cast share believable and authentic performances that challenge all the norms defining eroticism and the erotic, particularly in the discussion of sexuality in 'mixed' couples...Not for the hard of heart, the heard of 'hearing,' or the weak in spirit."
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