See it if you like classic music theatre.
Don't see it if you will be outraged at book revisions.
Also David Aron Damane as JJ is the standout. He has a remarkable baritone.
See it if you'd like to see this rarely produced text and a terrific Kathryn Hunter performance.
Don't see it if you typically find Shakespeare difficult.
See it if you love Hnath and/or would like to see something suspenseful.
Don't see it if you don't like to be startled.
See it if you’re troubled by the question “what is an appropriate way to tell a specifically black story?”
Don't see it if you are unreasonably frightened by the bucking of theatrical conventions
See it if six hours of the subject matter has you intrigued.
Don't see it if you've set out to hate it. No need to spend six hours watching something you've already made your mind up about.
Also The Inheritance is far from perfect. In fact it's far from even deserv... Read more Read less
See it if you like the film or spectacle musicianship.
Don't see it if you are hoping for something deeply complex or moving.
See it if you enjoy the Bard. Pretty simple.
Don't see it if you...don’t like the Bard.
See it if you love Borle and/or Groff and are fine with paying exorbitant fare for the most ordinary of stagings.
Don't see it if you feel that the problematic racial dynamics of this material has to be addressed.
Also I realized mid-way through that I'd rather see a production that takes... Read more Read less
See it if you'd like to see a short play with some social themes of multi-cam, sitcom quality.
Don't see it if you want a robust and extremely deep examination of interracial, queer families in American suburbs.
Also the script needed much more workshopping. One character pays another t... Read more Read less
See it if you strongly believe in freedom of expression, audience accountability and enjoy skilled solo performance.
Don't see it if you have any sensitivity depictions to suicide, self-harm, or sexual violence.
Also this could've been improved upon with a less tentative audience. I can... Read more Read less
See it if you’ll love a smart, ridiculous comedy with brains. You have a working knowledge of absurdist theater.
Don't see it if you think physical comedy is the best kind of comedy.
Also this is an absolute riot.
See it if you enjoy a suspenseful drama.
Don't see it if you would hate a political sneak attack.
See it if you're interested in principles of authorship and identity in modern American theatre.
Don't see it if you often complain about being "preached" to.
Also effortlessly charming and legitimately funny.
See it if you're starved for an original musical.
Don't see it if really no reason not to.
Also this came together in the last scene for me. Quite lovely.
See it if you’re willing to do work and are willing to give up narrative ease for a vicarious experience.
Don't see it if you’re sleepy. If you're going to immediately assume monotone delivery isn't intentional or is "bad acting."
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See it if you’d like to see the theatrical baby of What the Constitution Means to Me and Hundred Days.
Don't see it if you must have theatrical conventions.
See it if you like the total reframing of classical archetypes/don’t take things too seriously/you enjoyed what Simon Stone did with Yerma.
Don't see it if you know how this ends and can’t bear to see it.
Also this worked even better than Yerma for me. Yerma’s staging was more gr... Read more Read less
See it if you like skillfully written, plot-driven drama.
Don't see it if you can’t stand the conventional, formulaic, and/or predictable.
Also dynamite, unforgettable performance by Edmund Donovan.
See it if you are interested in experiencing foreign culture via theatre. If you’re interested in pure theatre as artistic expression.
Don't see it if you are particularly sensitive and/or triggered by hyper realistic depictions of sexual violence.
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See it if you cannot get enough of John Doyle’s organic staging.
Don't see it if you, like me, have seen dozens of productions of this text and want to see something daring and fresh.
See it if you love literature, love plays, are a writer, like Mary Louise Parker, are an adult.
Don't see it if you can only secure rear mezzanine seats and you are 7 feet tall.
See it if you like plays about the human experience.
Don't see it if you can't sit through a three hour play or can't stomach graphic, unfettered nudity. Or, if you cannot follow an unsympathetic protagonist.
Also everything about this worked for me. Yes, our protagonist is terrible,... Read more Read less
See it if you enjoy solo shows.
Don't see it if you're prude.
Also West End production, Wyndham's Theatre, August 2019.