Enrico IV, A monologue NYC Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (11)
See it if Sisto's bravado performance in this rarely seen Pirandello drama is reason enough to go His riveting work holds attention throughout
Don't see it if Adaption strips all characters except thru Enrico's responces to them Often causes confusion & loss of focus but enforces delusional quality
See it if you agree we’re all mad here; you’re interested in textual experiments that result in fresh looks at established characters
Don't see it if you’ll feel cheated by hearing only 1 character’s perspective out of context from the larger play, dislike spare solo shows, or missing info Read more
See it if You are a fan of Rocco Sisto and are familiar with the Pirandello play, Rocco is brilliant but it helps to know the play
Don't see it if You don't like monolog format or don't know the original . You'll be lost. Read more
See it if you are interested in English translation and adaptation of a portion of a 20th Century Italian play referencing an historical Italian king.
Don't see it if you are tired, easily bored, or generally dislike a one-man monologue with minimal staging, costume and action. Must read playbill pre-show.
See it if Rocco Sisto is superb, He alone got the 90 score. The complexity of Pirandello’s play is driven by Erico’s madness and his responses to
Don't see it if you do not like psychological plays Read more
See it if for the amazing acting performance of Rocco Sisto. His transitions from mad to sane and back again are so controlled and clever.
Don't see it if you haven't read/seen the full play by Pirandello. I arrived early enough to read the synopsis in the program which helped a lot.
See it if You're intimately familiar with the original play and want to see an attempted rework.
Don't see it if You expect a coherent and engaging experience. Read more
See it if you like to see an actor give a tour-de-force performance in an original edition of a well-known play
Don't see it if you have trouble concentrating on words
Critic Reviews (1)
“Not so much an adaptation as a digest...This production, by dispensing with all the characters that surround Enrico in the original text, becomes more unadulterated tragedy than perhaps originally intended. While there is much to praise in Sisto’s forceful performance, the critique of Enrico’s social milieu is somewhat weakened by the absence of the visitors, whose hypocritical propriety, which Enrico repeatedly mocks, also functioned as a humorous counterpoint to his own, enraged, contempt.”
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