Therese Raquin NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (216)
See it if Are looking to see great staging, acting and Keira Knightly (her Therese is similar to parts in the past).
Don't see it if You're uncomfortable with a very sexually tense show.
See it if you want to get swept up in a suspenseful romantic story with a BEAUTIFUL set.
Don't see it if you need a fast-paced show.
See it if You like Keira knightley
Don't see it if You don't like scary things
See it if you like intensity
Don't see it if you are at all impatient
See it if You like classic melodrama and/or Judith Light.
Don't see it if You dislike heavy dramas.
See it if you love period pieces, you want to see Keira Knightley
Don't see it if you prefer more modern shows
See it if Judith Light, enough said.
Don't see it if you won't, it closed.
See it if you'd like to see a subtle drama on love, murder, and guilt, with the best use of water on stage at a Broadway theater
Don't see it if you're easily bored. But try to stay for the second act
Critic Reviews (51)
"No review could be more damning than the coughing and kvetching of the audience at the Roundabout from the first minute of this revival to the last…When things go wrong in a production (or a crime, for that matter), they often go terribly wrong, as if one bad turn on a journey means you can never reach your destination. Director Evan Cabnet sticks with a plodding, inevitable approach from start to end."
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"That should be chilling, but the impact is reduced by unemphatic staging. The same problem diminishes the clout of a scene of potentially unbearable tension... There's lots of passion hurled around during the evening as Thérèse and Laurent tumble toward their inevitable fates, but they remain curiously distant, with neither Knightley nor Ryan cracking open their roles.."
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"This version has a strong cast, but the direction fails to do the tale justice. Oddly, it keeps the action, and the guilt-ridden madness, at a distance. The audience is not engaged in the fierce battle between conscience and desire. Restaging a classic in a new way is a great challenge. But the Roundabout's effort fails to hold the center."
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"Knightley is awkward in the parts of Edmundson’s well-paced adaptation where awkwardness is required. I never got a sense of her Thérèse as deeply miserable...Ryan, as Laurent, is more effective...This material’s been around a long time, so there may not be suspense about what happens next. Nonetheless, 'Thérèse Raquin' generates a strong sense of dread, and on that level it’s both a somber and engaging piece of stagecraft."
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"A terrifically nerve-wracking, beautifully mounted new drama…This story of illicit love, murder and madness -- directed with intensity and great invention by Evan Cabnet -- turns out to be one of the best plays on Broadway this year…Knightley's performance, too, is extraordinary...Rare is the production where all the elements -- acting, writing, design and direction -- work together to create and advance a singular vision. This is one of them."
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"Keira Knightley brilliantly embodies this tormented monster…The show is beautifully awful, splendidly agonizing. It hurts, it shocks, and as you exit Studio 54, your eyes may spread as wide as Thérèse's at the river…Joining Knightley is an expert cast, including Tony winner Judith Light, who distinguishes herself as Madame Raquin…Gabriel Ebert plays Camille, and is perhaps the least effective of the group. He's certainly irritating, but he's also forgettable."
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"The horror doesn't really stay sustained, the love curdles oddly and the humor breaks the momentum of both. Some of the worst sound effects heard on Broadway don't help. Knightley gives it her all and she's wonderful as she goes from odd duck to lip-quivering lust…But love is not enough, alas...This production never feels vital enough to care about anyone, no matter how much panting Knightley does."
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"Making quite a substantial Broadway debut is the delightful Keira Knightley. The ensemble generously supporting the titular character includes the stalwart Judith Light (Madame Raquin) and adorably obnoxious Gabriel Ebert (Camille Raquin) as the adopted family of Therese…Sets by Beowulf Boritt were magnificent…To find out how all this resolves, head over to Studio 54 and catch these fine actors practicing their craft. Just don't expect time to pass quickly."
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