Autumn Royal
Closed 1h 30m
Autumn Royal
72

Autumn Royal NYC Reviews and Tickets

72%
(118 Ratings)
Positive
68%
Mixed
28%
Negative
4%
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Great acting, Funny, Disappointing, Slow, Confusing

Siblings face a difficult choice when their lives are put on hold to care for their ill father. 

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141 Reviews | 28 Followers
100
Great writing, Great staging, Great acting, Funny, Clever

See it if you like dramas that look on the ironic and funny side of life events.

Don't see it if you have issues with performances with heavy Irish accents or you are looking for a musical or you just cannot laugh at life.

72 Reviews | 15 Followers
97
Quirky, Great acting, Entertaining

See it if you enjoy family drama where a past event is revealed

Don't see it if you're not bothered putting your parent(s) in a nursing home

132 Reviews | 32 Followers
90
Relevant, Dark, Funny, Thought-provoking, Great acting

See it if you enjoy dark comedies performed by talented actors. It's a short two-handed comedy that really clicks.

Don't see it if you have trouble understanding Irish accents. There is a glossary of Irish terms used in the digital program, which helps.

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123 Reviews | 18 Followers
89
Delightful, Great acting, Funny

See it if You celebrate plays that combine realitiy with comedy and tragic circumstances

Don't see it if You have trouble with understanding heavy Irish accents

276 Reviews | 47 Followers
88
Masterful, Relevant, Great writing, Great acting, Delightful

See it if You enjoy dark comedy on a topic that is relevant to all who have old parents. Excellent play and acting.

Don't see it if You do not have an ear for the Irish dialect.

56 Reviews | 7 Followers
85
Thought-provoking, Intense, Intelligent, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if You like serious theater from one of many great Irish playwrights which finds yet another way to explore 'the curse of the Irish."

Don't see it if You want something light or don't want to struggle with Irish accents

89 Reviews | 8 Followers
85
Resonant, Thought-provoking, Great writing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if You enjoy theater that is based on a well written play performed by good actors.

Don't see it if You are depressed by plays about taking care of parents when they are no longer able to care for themselves and impact it has on caregivers.

176 Reviews | 14 Followers
85
Edgy, Funny, Great writing, Great acting

See it if If you like Irish acting writing and story telling

Don't see it if If you do not like Irish storytelling

Critic Reviews (4)

Lighting & Sound America
October 19th, 2021

The fate of May and Timmy would be tragic, almost unbearably so, but for that fact that so much of their dialogue is spiked with bilious hilarity. When it comes to black comedy, it's always a great day for the Irish.
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TheaterScene.net
October 20th, 2021

"First-time playwright Kevin Barry brings the same full-hearted doom and gloom to the stage in Autumn Royal that was evidenced in his Booker-Prize-longlisted Night Boat to Tangier...In other words, Autumn Royal is the perfect midlife-crisis-cum-Covid play."
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Theater Pizzazz
October 25th, 2021

"Autumn Royal is a thinly plotted effort, dependent more on language and atmosphere than dramatic tension. Unfortunately, as directed by the usually reliable Ciarán O’Reilly, the performances come off as just that, performances."
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Front Row Center
October 20th, 2021

"Succeeds in delivering the disquieting goods of hopelessness, along with a bonus dose of family turmoil."
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