The Encounter
Closed 1h 50m
The Encounter
75

The Encounter NYC Reviews and Tickets

75%
(637 Ratings)
Positive
72%
Mixed
21%
Negative
7%
Members say
Ambitious, Absorbing, Clever, Thought-provoking, Intelligent

About the Show

Journey deep into the Amazon rainforest in Complicite theater company's solo storytelling performance featuring innovative aural technology. Conceived, directed, and performed by Tony nominee Simon McBurney.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (637)

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263 Reviews | 26 Followers
53
Disappointing, Intense, Overrated

See it if you enjoy seeing innovative theater

Don't see it if if you lack patience

56 Reviews | 14 Followers
52
Thought-provoking, Headphone throughout the show, lighting that helps you snooze

See it if You enjoy Radio Shows with sound effects, A fine actor running himself ragged for more than 90 minutes, in a wreck of a set.

Don't see it if You like visuals along with your Theatre, You don't like Fringe Shows, you want to see Actors interacting not just hearing them do that. Read more

74 Reviews | 8 Followers
52
Clever, Confusing, Dizzying, Edgy, Slow

See it if want a different experience, like audio books/radio drama

Don't see it if you dont like audio books, headsets and like visual scenary

442 Reviews | 127 Followers
52
Intelligent, Excruciating, Disappointing, Slow

See it if the use of cutting edge audio technology will be enough to keep you engaged for more than 1/2 hour. You need a long afternoon nap.

Don't see it if You can't tolerate very loud noises piped into your ears; you like a show with both visual and audio stimulation.

73 Reviews | 36 Followers
52
Slow, Disappointing, Ambitious

See it if You want to see a new way of storytelling and are ok with more telling and less story. You like new technology in theater and 1-person shows

Don't see it if You are looking for a cohesive story or if you want to think and talk about it for a long time after the show as there's not much there.

157 Reviews | 64 Followers
52
Intense, Dizzying, Great acting, Ambitious, Slow

See it if The auditory experience is interesting and original but not enough. Not sure it belongs on Broadway. Would have been a better audiobook.

Don't see it if You have a short attention span. Need visuals to stay engaged.There's pretty much no visual component but it adds to the auditory experience

162 Reviews | 18 Followers
51
Ambitious, Clever, Confusing, Intelligent, Overrated

See it if You enjoy straight out storytelling by 1 person both telling and acting the story out with a cacophony of noise as accompaniment

Don't see it if You would enjoy listening to a story narrated and acted out by Twain without distractions by extraneous sometime confusing noises

350 Reviews | 163 Followers
50
Slow, Boring, Confusing, Amazing sound design

See it if you have an appreciation for the technical aspects of theater and what innovations can be done technically

Don't see it if you are looking for an interesting storyline or plot or you aren't interested in technical aspects of theater. Read more

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