Charolais NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (78)
See it if to experience NS playing w expert comic timing empathy & intelligence a pregnant woman, a heifer, a boyfriend & his mother. On a farm.
Don't see it if while I reveled in NS’s serving up a dark- funny dish of human jealousy, loneliness, longing, theater-friend found the fantasies upsetting.
See it if You like creative and imaginative theater. Excellent.
Don't see it if You like big shows
See it if you want to see a unique, well written, well acted show which is both hilarious and poignant; you like seeing "losers" win the game of life.
Don't see it if you don't like 1 person, minimally staged shows. Read more
See it if This one woman show is a marvelous trip to the country side of my grandmothers Ireland. The bovine rivelrey ....
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See it if An incredible story line that will completely absorbs you; it is funny, clever, written and performed brilliantly by Nony Stapleton.
Don't see it if You do not like to experiment, and you are easily turned off by the story line in the advertisement. Read more
See it if you want to see a gifted actress and writer perform her one woman show. The direction is perfect and it keeps your direction throughout.
Don't see it if if you dislike Irish accents and one person shows.
See it if you like originality and fun. Noni Stapleton is marvelous switching between a woman in love and a cow hoping for love in excellent French.
Don't see it if sophistocated humor is not your style.
See it if you want to be entertained by a clever one woman show.
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Critic Reviews (21)
“Noni Stapleton's hilarious take on rural life and love is a paradox: superficially crude, it's full of wisdom and tenderness, and manages to throw in a fair sprinkling of compassion and forgiveness along the way…It is intended as a high compliment when I write that Stapleton is utterly convincing as both the sturdy Siobhan and the Charolais.”
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“A hilarious and uplifting comedy…Stapleton is completely comfortable onstage, and the audience in turn allows the story to wash over them, and everyone is in a constant state of laughter…‘Charolais’ works but has been done better before…It would have been interesting to be treated to something new...Stapleton is a joy to watch and she knows her audience. Love, family, and loss all combine at the finish to create a charming piece of theatre. Well worth the venture. A truly enjoyable show.”
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“A darkly witty tale…The play is full of unexpected twists and turns and Stapleton’s ability to make lightning shifts in tone...is skilled and hilarious…Stapleton’s cow is superb…We care about her almost as much as we do about Siobhan. For all the witty lines and hilarity there is also a sense of the hardships of a farming life in rural Ireland…All of which adds a sense of depth and contributes to the dramatic climax of the play…This is a delicious and witty piece of lunchtime theatre."
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“Stapleton’s hour-long monologue invites the audience into the lonely world of a young pregnant woman, desperate for the affection of the father of her child...In a comedic performance that jumps between a resentful, distressed woman and an overtly sexual French cow, Stapleton succeeds in drawing the audience into a world of desire, lust and intense loneliness. This is a fast-paced, witty, and intensely emotional tale filled with laughter, loss and despair.”
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“It is a sweet treat of a script, both affectionate and grounded…Stapleton’s performance is really good. Yes, in many respects it is a humorous monologue – for woman and cow – but it is also wholesome and generous…I was especially taken by the way Stapleton makes her space her own and looks astonishingly ‘at home’ – in wellies – just a few feet from her audience…It’s all heart.”
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