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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
See it if If you like Irish acting writing and story telling
Don't see it if If you do not like Irish storytelling
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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"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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"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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"Succeeds in delivering the disquieting goods of hopelessness, along with a bonus dose of family turmoil."
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