Esther's Revenge
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Esther's Revenge
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Esther's Revenge NYC Reviews and Tickets

76%
(11 Ratings)
Positive
73%
Mixed
18%
Negative
9%
Members say
Great acting, Thought-provoking, Absorbing, Riveting, Great writing

About the Show

An immersive play exploring a true story of murder, race, and justice, where you decide the verdict.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (11)

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755 Reviews | 147 Followers
90
Entertaining, Great writing, Absorbing, Great acting, Thought-provoking

See it if Takes place in the courthouse with audience involved. Touching performances.

Don't see it if At time speaking was low by on stage junior and actor. Read more

115 Reviews | 20 Followers
88
Thought-provoking, Riveting, Relevant, Great acting, Ambitious

See it if You want to see stellar acting. There’s also audience participation which I found fun! Definitely a more active rather than passive play.

Don't see it if TW: rape, murder, drugs, incarceration. You don’t like audience participation or the subject matter doesn’t interest you. I really enjoyed!

523 Reviews | 257 Followers
85
Thought-provoking, Intense, Great writing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if A heartfelt, superbly performed &staged play is set in a 1953 Nigerian courthouse where a Black lady is accused of killing her White lover.*

Don't see it if It's unfortunate that some jurors&the lead speaking in a very low voice don't allow a complete comprehension of the story esp if u sit far. Read more

282 Reviews | 32 Followers
59
Short, Great acting, Thought-provoking, Absorbing, Intense

See it if you want to see an experiential, two-person drama that forces the audience to directly confront challenging material based on real events

Don't see it if you prefer separation between performers and audience and are worried about potentially being called on to sit on stage; you want light fare Read more

674 Reviews | 126 Followers
29
Audience participation, Dizzying, Confusing

See it if you want to hear the story of a woman from Nigeria Who is accused of murdering her husband

Don't see it if You are not into audience participation. At the start of the play several people are demanded to go on stage Read more

1146 Reviews | 340 Followers
During previews
90
Thought-provoking, Exquisite, Riveting, Great acting, Great writing

See it if you would enjoy a short two-hander that shakes you from beginning to end with one of the most deeply felt acting of abuse ever seen.

Don't see it if you do not like potentially being ordered to a seat on stage or do not like watching a true story of physical, mental and sexual abuse.

722 Reviews | 409 Followers
During previews
90
Riveting, Profound, Great writing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if Powerful acting in the riveting play about an imprisoned Nigerian woman who was emotionally & sexually abused.

Don't see it if If you preferred a musical or comedy then skip this one.

144 Reviews | 25 Followers
During previews
83
Thought-provoking, Intelligent, Excruciating, Ambitious, Absorbing

See it if You're prepared for a haunting and visceral examination of a historic true crime

Don't see it if If you're not comfortable with theatre that's equal parts performance + social experiment. Audience engagement & participation is required.