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See it if you like plays about racial issues that have not (sadly) been resolved yet and if you are a fan of In the Heat of the Night-type scenarios
Don't see it if you are a bigot or a racist
Also great ensemble. David Alan Grier and Blair Underwood are perfect in th... Read more Read less
See it if you enjoy amateur productions of famous plays
Don't see it if you are upset by pseudo-British agents, uneven acting (to be kind), and gestures that make no sense (like the inability of ironing)
Also seriously, I missed the first 15 minutes of the play, distracted by th... Read more Read less
See it if you like overacting, screaming, and badly mispronounced words in Italian uttered with the most stereotypical fake "dago" accent.
Don't see it if you respect Tennessee Williams and do not think that this play should be a clownish farce, but rather a raw, sensual display of emotions
See it if you like original plays with provocative takes on race and interpersonal relations
Don't see it if you're easily scandalized by nudity or if you can't conceive of interracial relationships
See it if you are such a fan of Mary-Louise Parker (who is usually fabulous on stage) that you are willing to watch her in a boring, untheatrical play
Don't see it if you think that there should be an added value being in a theatre watching actors interpret a part, rather than receiving descriptions
Also The writing is just bad, so bad that no actor, no matter how good, cou... Read more Read less
See it if you want to see amazing actresses in men's roles. Glenda Jackson and Jayne Houdyshell are impressive. Goneril and Kent perf are fabulous too
Don't see it if you dislike uneven productions with odd or dissonant casting choices (so much unnecessary screaming...)
See it if you don't mind overly long plays where O'Neill meets Of Mice and Men, The Wild Duck, and McDonagh (but with no irony)
Don't see it if you would like a more profound political play
Also the first act could easily be half an hour shorter with no detriment t... Read more Read less
See it if you love Tim and Tyne Daly: they are fabulous! Truly great actors. John Procaccino does a goood job too in an un-nuanced part
Don't see it if you are bored by plays that would like to be Pinter-esque (or Shepard-esque) but miss the mark by a mile
See it if you enjoy seriously great acting that appears totally natural, gets you interested in the dialogue, and makes time fly. Amazing.
Don't see it if you can't concentrate on anything that is longer than a twitter text...
Also the architectural "glasshouse" set is fabulous and so appropriate for ... Read more Read less
See it if you like O'Neill and want to see yet another production of this play. It's still great writing. Really good acting --overacting at times
Don't see it if you understand theatre and believe that it is incongruous to have a black protagonist that everyone looks up to in 1912 blue-collar America
Also "Blind casting" particularly doesn't work in this play, even though De... Read more Read less
See it if you like adaptations of classic plays that bear little resemblance to the original. Great acting. The mother especially
Don't see it if you are a purist
See it if you are a fan of the play and you want to see how it holds up almost 30 years later
Don't see it if you think that 7:30 hours in the theatre will kill you. Perestroika is too long and over-indulgent
See it if you like to think when you go to the theatre
Don't see it if you think that political activism is useless
See it if you like seeing Shakespeare plays with overall good actors
Don't see it if you expect to see something different from a safe production
See it if you like Russian literature and solo shows with good (over)acting
Don't see it if you know how a solo act can become outstanding with good directing. This falls short
See it if you are easily bamboozled by movie stars in Broadway shows
Don't see it if you actually like good acting and tight writing. It feels like a missed chance...
See it if You are interested in seeing a beautifully acted 2500-yr-old play still speak to us today. This production is a treasure
Don't see it if You don't like to think
See it if you would like to see a theatre version of Wall Street (the movie) on stage. The actors are great, though.
Don't see it if you dislike verbose plays with little theatrical value
See it if you are so blinded by film stars that you think a good film actress can sustain a useless revival of a boring play
Don't see it if you actually care for good writing, acting, costumes, consistent accents, etc. Set and lights are the only good thing of the production
See it if you like rewrites of classics
Don't see it if you actually understood what Ibsen was doing with his Hedda Gabler. She is not a petulant bully... her idealism and pride are lost here
See it if you like to think when you go to the theatre and want to see a play staged in a fabulous place
Don't see it if you need linear storytelling, vapid musicals, traditional bourgeois staging
Also this show stays with you and it is an incredibly still relevant commen... Read more Read less
See it if you like to think when you go to the theatre. Supertitles make it easy if you're not fluent in Spanish
Don't see it if you have trouble understanding that animal characters may talk... seriously, I have met people who object to it!
Also the four dog characters are excellently done. The human is a bit stiff... Read more Read less
See it if you like quirky, well-written, smart, possibly end-of-the-world, absurdist plays
Don't see it if you don't like all of the above. But, really... this is so smart!
See it if you like Pinter, you don't mind non-linear storytelling, you want to see three excellent actors take you for a journey throug their lives
Don't see it if you can't follow a story told in reverse order
Also the final image is simply beautiful. Best wedding-cake topper ever
See it if you like really well-written, acted, thought-out plays with real character development
Don't see it if you only like fluff
See it if you want to see monologues written for and about women, done in an inventive ensemble way with really good actresses
Don't see it if you know the original performances by Rame and cannot get over exaggerated, over-the-top acting (Franca Rame wouldn't have)
Also the spirit of these monologues is respected. Sadly, they are still con... Read more Read less
See it if you appreciate intelligent rewrites of classics and powerful acting. Amazing job, truly
Don't see it if you think that classics should not be touched
See it if you want to see truly great acting
Don't see it if you want meaning and not just entertainment
See it if you like new, intelligently written comedies that also comment on the socio-political reality of being women in the Western World
Don't see it if you are easily upset by words.
Also i.e., don't see it if you are a man who has no problem with expletives... Read more Read less
See it if you like the play and you want to see an intelligent, albeit classical, staging of it
Don't see it if you can't sit 3 and a half hours in a theatre and have trouble understanding English accents/Shakespeare's language
See it if you are curious about how to stage a tragicomedy today and forget the tragic bits. With the exception of King Leontes, the acting is good
Don't see it if you get annoyed by excessive attempts at extracting a laugh when the play would be funny by itself. The bear is over the top.
Also The actor playing Leontes should consider changing career. Not believa... Read more Read less
See it if you like one-man plays, well acted and entertaining. Billy Crudup is quite fabulous
Don't see it if if you are easily distracted by all the echoes of films (there is quite a bit of The Talented Mr Ripley and of Pasolini's Teorema in this)
See it if you like musicals with catchy songs and good choreography
Don't see it if you want a musical with elaborate choreography and costumes. More razzle dazzle...
See it if you are ok with an insipid storyline that could have been really interesting or if you love Tony Shaloub
Don't see it if you believed that this could be an intelligent musical. There is little (although lovely) music played by fab musicians
Also As fantastic an actor as Tony Shaloub is, he ends up being a caricatur... Read more Read less
See it if you like quirky re-interpretations of Waiting for Godot. The actors are excellent. Good staging!
Don't see it if you're tired of Beckett-esque things...
See it if you like McDonagh's writing, perfectly written plays, good acting, twists and turns, and fabulous staging
Don't see it if you hate intelligent plays
See it if you want to see great staging and un-mic-d actors actually project their voices (=real actors) and if you enjoy baroque music
Don't see it if you want plays to mean something
Also fabulous staging and acting, but the purpose of the piece is not clear... Read more Read less
See it if you like to see an actor give a tour-de-force performance in an original edition of a well-known play
Don't see it if you have trouble concentrating on words
See it if you have always liked the play. DH Wang's writing is still relevant today. Poetic.
Don't see it if you don't like plays where you need to listen to an actor telling you the story or hate oversimplifications of historical facts
See it if you appreciate effortless physical acting and flawless professionalism. Houben and Magni are magnificent.
Don't see it if you have no interest in acting techniques, movement, commedia dell'arte, the relationship of bodies in space.
See it if you like well-written, intelligent, well-made plays with three characters who can act
Don't see it if you need special effects.
See it if you like Suzan Lori-Parks, quirky writing, unforgiving/unforgivable characters. The show is worth seeing!
Don't see it if you like Brecht and think that derivative plays are a waste of time. This is Mother Courage with a twist
See it if you like intelligent plays that are still relevant today and you're curious about how this classic piece would work with an all-woman cast
Don't see it if you have in mind the great acting from the 1957 Lumet film or another production
Also sadly, the play drags on. This is not a slow play. It needs pauses and... Read more Read less
See it if you like Lillian Hellman's plays and do not mind period dramas (yup, in costume!)
Don't see it if you hate traditional, bourgeois stagings of plays and period-appropriate language
Also It is worth seeing just for Laura Linney, who steals the show even in ... Read more Read less