Dublin Carol NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (43)
See it if you like Irish theatre and truly appreciate great acting. These three actors are not to be missed. Intense at time and thoroughly worth it!
Don't see it if you have some issue with Irish storytelling. Really enjoyed this one. Realism at its best.
See it if you want to see a just-about-perfect revival of Conor McPherson's gem of a play featuring a wonderful central performance by Jeffrey Bean.
Don't see it if you do not like Irish drama or a slow-moving piece is not your cup of tea.
See it if You like quality writing and like watching actors bite their teeth into good material.
Don't see it if you like happy endings.
See it if You are looking for some deep theater. Very moving piece of work
Don't see it if You are looking for light entertainment
See it if You enjoy dark Irish dramas.
Don't see it if You don’t like stories about sad characters.
See it if you want to see a brilliant performance by Jeffrey Bean as well as superb supporting cast. Usual first rate direction by Ciaran O'Reilly.
Don't see it if you prefer light entertainment and you especially don't like plays about alcoholism and lifetime regrets.
See it if you like Irish drama & McPherson, stories about fathers & daughters, glimpses of a tragic difficult life, satisfying end to make you think
Don't see it if have difficulty with Irish accents, don't like stories dealing with alcoholics or attempts at father/daughter reconciling, plays set at Xmas
See it if You like Conor McPerson’s work. It is a dark but uplifting Irish play. Beautiful acting by all three actors.
Don't see it if You don’t like a talky play with little action. I thought the words were beautiful and the play unfolded nicely. It’s worth the effort.
Critic Reviews (10)
"‘Dublin Carol’ Gets Lost in Its Drink: Set in a funeral parlor on Christmas Eve, this revival at the Irish Repertory Theater plays alcoholism for drama without resorting to boozy histrionics."
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4/5 Stars "Conor McPherson's Christmas drama remains as potent as a shot of whiskey."
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"The Walls of an Abyss: Now at the Irish Repertory Theatre, Conor McPherson’s play about a middle-aged mortician’s assistant with a weakness for booze and whose life has come to naught features a stunning performance."
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3/5 Stars "Brian Cox plays a weakened LBJ in Robert Schenkkan's Broadway sequel to 'All the Way.'"
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"The writing is honest, the action (such as it is) equally so, the facts at hand hard to dispute, but Dublin Carol makes clear early on where it is going and never deviates from its mournful path."
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"A small gem of a drama...its success depends on optimal casting and a director, Ciarán O'Reilly, who keeps things simple. Luckily, the Rep's Dublin Carol has both, and boasts what could be a career-making performance by Jeffrey Bean in the lead role."
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3/5 Stars "'Whiskey on the Rocks': Irish Rep stages a too-grim revival of one of Conor McPherson's grimmest plays"
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"It was inevitable that Conor McPherson's morose but incisively impassioned one-act play would find its way to the Irish Repertory Theatre. Here it is receiving as polished and vivid a production under the direction of Ciaran O'Reilly as one would want."
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