Da NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (2)
See it if you love Irish plays filled w/off-beat chars. DA is your classic dysfunctional Irish family. Script was lacking (altho it won major awards).
Don't see it if you want an uplifting story. Mean-spirited chars abound. Set was cramped on small IRep stage. C Moore always gets good perfs from her actors
See it if if you love Irish theatre but lower expectations. Irish Rep is not at they're home and this production doesn't live up to their standards.
Don't see it if you're not a fan of Irish playwrights, culture, and humor.
Critic Reviews (11)
"A memory play with a spectral turn, “Da” has an exceedingly familiar feel. The cozy set could substitute for a dozen Irish Rep plays. The characters and themes (family, responsibility, loss) seem pretty typical, too. The oddest thing about “Da”: It won the 1978 Tony Award for best play. (That wasn’t the strongest of years.)"
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“A warm and funny valentine from a son to his late father. But it’s not just some sweet and sentimental play — and cheers to that...This modest and entertaining work enjoys a worthwhile, well-acted revival.”
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"Perhaps the funniest piece of this sort in the canon, a wildly entertaining comedy-drama that won the 1978 Tony Award for Best Play. In a new production, the humor and vividness of the text are front and center, even if some crucial acting leaves a bit to be desired."
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"Perhaps the funniest piece of this sort in the canon, a wildly entertaining comedy-drama that won the 1978 Tony Award for Best Play. In a new production, the humor and vividness of the text are front and center, even if some crucial acting leaves a bit to be desired."
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"This finely constructed memory piece is characterized by comedy and melancholy...and this accomplished production is a testament to the play’s enduring resonance."
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"After thirty-eight years, Da remains a lucid dream of a play and this fine production re-affirms its place among endearing of contemporary Irish plays."
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"Their failure to fully connect with the audience, in a play that asks us to care for two opposing protagonists, makes for a long and plodding night."
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“Leonard's writing is extraordinarily pointed, and it's played with emotional verisimilitude by the cast under Charlotte Moore's greatly detailed direction. Any one of the scenes has the power to make patrons flinch.”
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