Midwives NJ Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (40)
See it if you want to see a show dealing w/ life and death, right and wrong. which does not have a conclusion w/ moral certitude
Don't see it if you are triggered by the death, perhaps preventable, of an innocent. Read more
See it if you want to support NJ theater and are open to disturbing subject matter. Well done. Good job bringing the novel to the stage.
Don't see it if you are pregnant or someone you love is.. would be deeply disturbing.
Critic Reviews (14)
"World Premiere of 'MIDWIVES' at George Street Playhouse-An Engrossing Drama"
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Score: 75%. "Chris Bohjalian's 1997 suspense novel has sold more than two million copies, and at least two previous attempts have been made to take it from page to stage."
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"‘Midwives’ is evocative and unnerving in New Brunswick"
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"A difficult stage delivery"
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"‘Midwives’ Impressive Staging of the Novel"
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"'Midwives,' Chris Bohjalian’s adaptation of his 1997 novel to play form, is so intrinsically dramatic and so chocked with weighty matters it grips throughout — even though its first act is much stronger, more theatrical, and more powerfully intense than its second."
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"'Midwives' makes for a first-class thriller"
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"'Midwives'–World Premiere at George Street Playhouse"
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"[Chris Bohjalian's] new stage adaptation...is a riveting fresh story for contemporary audiences. This suspenseful drama is the result of a collaborative endeavor between Bohjalian and Artistic Director David Saint and features a stellar cast."
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"'Midwives' Delivers Drama At George Street Playhouse"
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"At the George Street Theater in New Brunswick, 'Midwives' Asks about Women, Medicine, and Hubris"
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"Audiences ‘stunned into enthralled silence’ at performances of ’Midwives’"
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"'Midwives' Poses Questions of Science, Faith and Healing"
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"Dread and Heartbreak: Experiencing Chris Bohjalian’s 'MIDWIVES' Play"
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