Cassie and the Lights NYC Reviews and Tickets

79%

(62 Ratings)

Positive

90%

Mixed

10%

Negative

Members say

Absorbing, Quirky, Ambitious, Clever, Entertaining

About the Show

A tender and playful exploration of what makes a family and what keeps one together.

Can children be parents? Three sisters in foster care struggle with that question as they try to script the next chapter in their story after important pages are torn out.

Based on true events and interviews with children in foster care, the show incorporates live music and video projection to teleport audiences between the adult world and the at once more honest and more fantastical world of childhood, where much is mysterious but everything is possible.

Written and directed by Alex Howarth, and featuring Alex Brain, Emily McGlynn, Michaela Murphy, and Helen Chong.

Show-Score Member Reviews (62)

Sad, Absorbing, Resonant, Relevant, Ambitious

See it if You are okay with hearing a family’s struggle to survive told by the children. It is powerful, troubling and sad; the children find a way

Don't see it if If you don’t like children. You have to understand a difficult family situation through the experience of young children.

Exercises your empathy muscle, Quirky, Masterful

See it if You wish to exercise your empathy muscle.

Don't see it if Unstructured plays with adults playing children are not to your liking. Read more

Heartbreaking, British, Modern, Sweet, Enchanting

See it if you appreciate a personal sad story about three sisters dealing with foster care in present day England

Don't see it if challenging themes of loss and abandonment, British slang and strong dialects, non-linear and experimental storytelling are turns offs

Intelligent, Touching, Great music, Great acting, Great writing

See it if Fanatic show. Very smart writing, interesting plot perfect acting. Kudos to all cast. Special shout out to the musician. So good!

Don't see it if No reason. It’s a great show.

Sweet, tender & touching, Wonderful acting, Bighearted show, Ambitious, Quirky & unique

See it if What makes a family? Biology? The ability to care for others? The desire to care for others? Simply wanting to be one?

Don't see it if No interest in a children/family story or adults playing children. If foster care theme is a trigger. You find English accents difficult. Read more

Independent, Quirky, Endearing, Hopeful, Heartbreaking

See it if you are attracted to shows about family dynamics, especially between sisters.

Don't see it if you don’t like the 4th wall broken. You don’t like female-driven shows. Read more

Great acting, Entertaining, Absorbing

See it if You enjoy emotional stories. Performances are really excellent. Quick 75min show. Liked it a lot!

Don't see it if You are looking for a big production.

Relevant, Refreshing, Resonant, Funny, Clever

See it if You enjoy good, creative, thought-provoking storytelling, and stories with great characters and lots of heart.

Don't see it if You don't enjoy stories about children and families or if stories about foster children/parents are triggering.

Critic Reviews (2)

“ ‘Cassie and the Lights’ is a wonderful depiction of how sisters hold each other dear in difficult circumstances.”
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"Family dynamics get a tragicomic treatment in this tale of three virtual orphans surviving precariously in contemporary London."
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