Jerzy K.

See it if you want to see a wonderfully restrained, actor-focused adaptation of Henry James’s novel

Don't see it if you expect a lavish production

See it if you want to see an exquisitely delivered re-enactment of actual deportation preceedings

Don't see it if you want fiction

See it if you want to see a (too) well-meaning updated version of a clasic.

Don't see it if you want something edgy.

See it if you want to experience great acting

Don't see it if you do not like one-actor plays. Also, if following a somewhat difficult non-linear poetic text might be a problem.

See it if If you want to hear nice live rock music and great singing all in the context of loneliness and mortality

Don't see it if thinking about universality of death makes you unconfortable.

See it if you enjoy revivals of older, forgotten plays.

Don't see it if you expect a high-budget production.

Also Both Mr. Welsh and Ms. Scopel are very good.

See it if you want to see a well meaning, (at times) moving play aboud a family affected by Trump immigration policies.

Don't see it if you have a low tolerance for slow-moving plots.

See it if if you want to see an uplifting, faith-based, well written, well acted story.

Don't see it if if you like plays that are edgy, original, and complex.

See it if you want an exquisitely staged and well acted play that is funny and sophisticated.

Don't see it if you have low tolerance for irreverent silliness.

See it if you like soap opera

Don't see it if you prefer content that is subtle and complex

See it if you want to see an ambitious play about human identity

Don't see it if you prefer traditional plays

See it if you crave a sentimental show about the 60’s

Don't see it if you have low tolerance for banal, shallow content

See it if you want to see a lovingly produced and well acted revival of a neglected play

Don't see it if you expect a lavish production

See it if you want a clever story and great acting.

Don't see it if you want a rich theatrical production (this is just two actors and a bare stage)

See it if you want a subtle, funny, well acted play

Don't see it if you have low tolerance for ambiguity

See it if you want a well acted moving play that is also funny and warm.

Don't see it if you are into highly ambitious cutting-edge theatre

See it if you want to see an ambitious, low budget perrformance about conversion therapy.

Don't see it if you have a low tolerance for sexually explicit content.

See it if you remember the book well, otherwise, this adaptation might be difficult to follow

Don't see it if taking liberties with a venerable classic (and doing so - it seems - without a clear purpose) is not your kind of thing

See it if you have high tolerance for exaggerated acting, a lot of screaming

Don't see it if you value subtlety

See it if you want to see great acting. Also, if you are interested in a history of Irish theatre

Don't see it if Irish accents scare you

See it if you enjoy high-end, classy burlesque.

Don't see it if you don’t want to see nudity.

See it if you want to see talented urban dancers

Don't see it if two hours of urban dancing is too much for you

Also Mr. Madrid is outstanding!

See it if complexity and asking profound questions is more important to you than clarity of answers

Don't see it if you don’t like one-actor shows or if you have low tolerance for ambiguity.

See it if you want a fast-paced erotic thriller.

Don't see it if you are not willing to suspend critical judgment. The plot is interesting but not believable.

See it if you want to see a moving and well acted but rather blunt tribute to gay victims of Nazi persecution .

Don't see it if if you do not want to watch explicitly presented acts of violence.

See it if if you enjoy absurdist humor and physical theatre

Don't see it if if you are looking for a traditional plot

See it if you want to see an ambitious play dealing with familial depression

Don't see it if you prefer plays involving plots that are linear and easy to follow

See it if if you want a wholsome, well-meaning accessible adaptation of Paradise Lost

Don't see it if you are interested in ambitious theatre

See it if you want to see an engaging, fast-paced, production dealing with office sexual harassment/ sexual assult.

Don't see it if dislike cliches.

See it if you want funny, light entertainment with great singing

Don't see it if you crave something more profound

See it if you want a play that is clever, honest, and very well acted.

Don't see it if you want light entertainment.

See it if you are desperate.

Don't see it if if you enjoyed previous Mint Theater Company productions, many of them excellent. You will be very disappointed.

Also There was some decent acting, particularly, Alexander Sokovikov and Vinie Burrows. Pseudo-peasant costiumes in Tolstoy made no sense.... Read more Read less