Crackskull Row

See it if Dark family mystery with intense characters, ghosts, and gorgeous language. I was transfixed, torched and blown away. What an ending!

Don't see it if The accents will put you off, or you don't enjoy this much intensity, including sex and violence.

See it if Molloy's engrossing pitch-black dramedy of family history at its most perverse Language can border on poetic Actors all fine esp Costigan

Don't see it if Irish accents can detract as well as dark subject Simring's breakneck pacing often disorients Reminiscent of early McDonagh or Philip Ridley

See it if you like Irish plays and funny but gloomy family sagas, great accents, edgy but gradually revealed storyline & secrets

Don't see it if you have trouble with nonlinear structure and characters playing multiple versions of themselves or not, thick Irish accents, sad characters

See it if I don't really recommend it. Great acting but unpleasant to watch. Nice set though. The tiniest stage I've ever seen. Very intimate theater

Don't see it if If you don't like seeing plays about incest. Seemed long. Ugh!!

See it if you enjoy Irish drama. The playwright, Honor Molloy, is a third-rate Martin McDonagh.

Don't see it if you get upset about incestuous themes. Also, characters go from young to old and back, and can be very confusing.

See it if You like Irish plays. Incest, violence, sadness, fantasy, realism, a little of everything. Super set, wonderful acting, terrific writing.

Don't see it if If Irish accents turn you off. If you want a light funny sweet play, this is not it.

Also Plot takes twists and turns. Guaranteed that you will discuss after. Much to figure out. Not an easy play but very worthwhile. Shades of McDonagh and McPherson. A tough intense powerful evening.... Read more Read less

See it if you love the sound of the irish brogue and super dysfunctional family life, filled with rage, jealousy, and violence. deep, dirty, dark.

Don't see it if you like light and frothy. this is dark and dirty. small but functional staging

See it if you enjoy dark Irish gothic plays and terrific acting. Strong ensemble with Gina Costigan's performance amazing. Masterful direction too.

Don't see it if you don't enjoy a complicated text or a very dark play about family secrets. Not for fans of comedies or musicals.

See it if you like Irish plays with humor and drama and mysticism. great acting and anguish.

Don't see it if you don't like Irish accents, dysfunctional families, cast playing multiple roles, non-linear plot.

See it if You appreciate original creative talent infused theater with masterful script, direction, staging, & OMG great acting! Enjoy powerful drama!

Don't see it if You dislike dark drama that challenges traditional moral standards. You dislike shifting of time & reality with paranormal & fantasy plots.

Also This is a rare gem among the rubbish of overproduced insipid shallow plays. Honor Molloy is blessed with an original creative mind that can write skillfully & create the most melodic word-play verse like dialogues that not only amplifies the plots but pleases the ear & has aesthetic quality to cushion the raw & shocking aspects of a dark tragedy. The top pro thespians vocalized them fluidly with the best dramatic flourish.

The direction is dynamically paced & focused despite many shifting times & reality realms, & actors adding on roles, which under a lesser hand would have convoluted the play. The 1 bleak grayish shabby set with eerie lighting is perfectly matched to the equally dark intense drama-a metaphor for decomposed mind & rotting memory that conjures up demons of guilt, regret, horror, & imagined comfort in the face of irreconcilable desperation.

All 4 actors pour their life into their roles & their fine dimensional acting of human drama elicits sympathy. BRAVO!
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See it if you are not afraid of a dark story in an intimate setting. It reminded me of some of Fellini's movies.

Don't see it if a horrific story is going to upset you too much.

Also This is a real treat for the serious theatergoer

See it if you like dysfunctional families, are not turned off by incest.

Don't see it if you are easily offended.

See it if You love everything Irish....including incest and violence of the desperate

Don't see it if you like GREAT Irish theater,,,this is a poor one!

See it if you think Irish playwrights can do no wrong - that was my mistake....

Don't see it if you prefer a little laughter with almost buckets of tears. I visited lovely Ireland this past summer. Apparently, Ire. 66 was 180 degr. off.

Also It takes rather a bit more - one might say TONS MORE - to shock these days than even 20 years back. And yes, Irish Rep has a particularly "geriatric" audience.... This play packs a wallop - WAY too much dialect & semi-incomprehensible stuff, too - but when one compares it to the still very dark "Lenane," it's as if someone said to this word artist, "See what you can do if you never use anything lighter than dark gray."

Might be worth prescribing for somebody (with a brain) who says "What Me Worry?!" too often.... Read more Read less

See it if You like dark, dark, dark Irish drama about poverty, abuse, and ensuing mental illness. Performances are top rate.

Don't see it if You have a weak stomach for verbal and physical violence. 80 minutes of on the edge of your seat drama.

See it if You love formula driven Irish plays performed in a sub basement

Don't see it if You rather spend your time doing something productive like washing clothes

See it if You like dark Irish theatre (though I do, and didn't like the show).

Don't see it if You're not wearing ten layers of clothing, because they pump arctic air into the theatre.

Also The climax was not earned. The playwright did not build the characters well enough to justify the actions taken. It seemed indulgent by the playwright, thinking she was doing something edgy. Also, the casting was confusing regarding age and appearance, which made it hard to understand the relationships.... Read more Read less

See it if You love intensely, intimate plays about Irish incest.

Don't see it if You are triggered by sexual assault.