Disco Pigs

See it if you are a fan of one of the actors. Sets and lighting were excellent. And the performances are solid.

Don't see it if Trying to make out what is being said for 75 min was an exhausting endeavor for little payoff. This was work, not leisure.

Also There's little in terms of story hooks, but a few insightful moments.
Many have mentioned the baby talk, but mostly that part is not huge (after the first scene) and if you can understand the words it's not hard to make it out. (eg. quak quak=duck)
The accents are really harsh and in very intense speed.... Read more Read less

See it if You like off beat, experimental performance pieces. Reminded me of something strange I would have seen in college.

Don't see it if You want a clear/coherent story. Thick accents,gibberish talk & thin story make it unintelligible. Even At 75min its overly long. Exhausting

See it if You want to see two extraordinary performances. Your a fan of Edna Walsh, see how she has progressed from this, her 1st play.

Don't see it if You’ve never seen Edna Walsh’s work before. This is, in my opinion, not a very good play except to see how far she’s progressed in her work.

See it if you like a paradox of people/animals living there lives in the clubs in Ireland.it has good directing lighting and acting. you need to know

Don't see it if the story before you go in as it helps a lot. accents are thick need to pay attention to it, maybe see the show 2x's to be able to digest it

See it if Terrific two person acting & dance performance. I was able to relate it to my own love life and was moved by the story of this couple.

Don't see it if You need to understand all the words. You don't enjoy creative performance art that is part theater and part dance, with invented language.

Also When the author wants the language to be clear, he makes sure that it is. "What is the color of love?" "Blue."... Read more Read less

See it if Smashing revival of Walsh's debut play about violence prone, erotic sibling relationship Wild mash-up of Clockwork Orange & Finnegans Wake

Don't see it if Dense, inventive language off-putting & alienating but meant to be; sibling angst evocatively handled by leads High energy peaks mid-show

See it if you like high-energy performances in material that once broke a few taboos, for both subject matter & dramatic form, & still is a challenge.

Don't see it if you're not willing to learn a new language in order to understand what's going on: a private lingo embedded within a Cork, Ireland dialect.

Also I found the performances very persuasive in this double coming-of-age story. Colin Campbell as Pig is a non-stop dynamo & mesmerizes whether he is disco dancing or beating up guys who approach Runt, Evanna Lynch, a lower flame that grows & grows, & Pig's inseparable sidekick since babyhood. Over the course of the piece the dynamic between the two shifts as they go from being punk buddies to potential lovers -- but to say more would spoil the very poignant plot complications & performances of the final 15 minutes of this never-flagging show. This was the play that brought Enda Walsh his first fame, & it bristles with the uncontainable energy & dramatic invention of a young man -- not always pretty! But the play deserves comparison with some of the great early plays of the past hundred years -- think early Brecht or Sam Shepard.... Read more Read less

See it if you want to see Enda Walsh's 1st play-a gripping look at friendship and chaos in lives of Irish teens in a challenging production

Don't see it if you have trouble with Irish urban slang & vulgarities, simulated depictions of sex, loud disco music & teens behaving very badly

See it if you saw the play 20 years ago and feel a bit of nostalgia for all things Irish. See it if you want to see the new refurbished Irish Rep.

Don't see it if you don't like loud club music or Irish youth without direction in their lives.

See it if you can understand confusing dialogue with a very thick accent. I understood about 5% of the dialogue. The 5% included the F word.

Don't see it if have trouble with thick accents. I couldn't understand what was being said so i really can't judge the plot, whatever it was.

Also If you think you might like this show maybe you should sit in the orchestra close to the stage. I sat in the balcony and couldn't read their lips.... Read more Read less

See it if you enjoy tightly knit, in sync performances by a team of two; coming of age stories; you have a good ear for strong Irish accents.

Don't see it if you don't want to work really hard at understanding the spoken word; some touching moments but who knows what they're actually saying??

See it if You love Irish plays and Enda Walsh. And really good actors.

Don't see it if You want a straightforward play and don’t like thick Irish dialect.

Also If I could have understood more would have liked it a lot better!

See it if an Irish dialect 2 hander with bounce off the wall energy & deeply realized performances from Colin Campbell & Evanna Lynch is your cupOtea

Don't see it if dialects, disco, disaffected youth, are poison to your theatre going

See it if you want to see the great performances of the two actors (so energetic, they are literally bouncing around stage), you like plays set in 90s

Don't see it if you are hard of hearing or have trouble understanding thick accents and slang, you prefer plays that are more obvious in their structure

See it if You can suspend your analytic self and give yourself up to just feel.These two are so in sync, I believed they had been together since birth

Don't see it if You have a problem with fog, you have ANY degree of hearing loss. You want something straightforward. You dont like the simple premise.

Also If anyone reads this who feels they know my taste, I want to warn you I dont expect people to like it. I LOVED this. It was sad, beautiful, one of the MOST sensual sex scenes I have ever seen. You really have to settle back and listen, you can't listen really hard, or try to decipher what they say--you have to relax into it. Its 85 minutes. The physical demands alone of this play are amazing. The vitality and brightness of the birth and their early childhood is infectious. As they age and the outside world starts to impinge on them, the less sanguine aspects of their intertwined lives comes to the fore. Energy yields to violence. I shall probably try to find the text and see the film that was made of it. THis was an immersive experience--- but why all the fog, it made breathing hard at times.... Read more Read less

See it if you want to explore Edna Walsh's older works and can let go to immerse yourself in the private world of two down and out teenagers.

Don't see it if You need to understand every word of dialogue. Characters often speak in their own made up language.

See it if you like a high-energy, physical 2 actor play; Enda Walsh's edgier plays; can appreciate dialogue even when you cannot understand it; moving

Don't see it if need to understand every word, don't want fight scenes even if with an invisible opponent; don't want to see the anger & confusion of youth

Also The two actors are amazing.
Words can sometimes be hard to understand because of accents, local colloquialisms and because the characters have their own made-up words. The flow of words is interesting though and the most important lines are easy to understand.... Read more Read less

See it if you’re a fan of Enda Walsh, Colin Campbell, or Evanna Lynch.

Don't see it if you dislike chaotic narratives that are difficult to follow.

See it if you want to see 2 actors give there all to something that is impossible to understand or follow. Visually it is enthralling.

Don't see it if you have a problem with accents or are looking for a straight forward play.

See it if you want something completely different and can appreciate wild performances in a minimalist set.

Don't see it if you don't want to veer away from the typical theater experience, where shows are structured and plots makes sense.

Also This was an interesting piece, not my usual cup of tea, but what bothered me most was the fact that these kids were supposed to be 17 but acted like they were 12.... Read more Read less

See it if You don't feel the need to understand every word , like opera before super titles , the intention is clear none the less

Don't see it if You need clarity and hate abstraction . Irish teen angst pervades

See it if you're amenable to not understanding all the dialogue but can appreciate the sheer physicality of the actors.

Don't see it if you dislike the more avant garde. Disco Pigs, like much of Mr. Walsh's work (Arlington, Misterman) is definitely--or defiantly--unusual.

See it if If you want to see some intense acting and can handle being confused. I was drawn to the story onstage but needed to figure what I saw after

Don't see it if You want a clear story with full sets and costumes. This is not for the weak at heart.

See it if you want to waste 75 minutes watching 2 performers carrying on with dialog that can't be understood 90% of the time with pure nonsense.

Don't see it if you don't want to waste 75 minutes of your life with something that passes it self of as quirky theater.

See it if You can decipher heavy Irish accents and appreciate Irish humor. You want a challenging look at life.

Don't see it if You cannot understand heavy Irish brogue. You want a play with story. I read the review so I started with some idea, but quickly got lost