Expecting Isabel
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Expecting Isabel
77

Expecting Isabel NYC Reviews and Tickets

77%
(36 Ratings)
Positive
81%
Mixed
19%
Negative
0%
Members say
Funny, Entertaining, Great acting, Clever, Great writing

About the Show

The Barrow Group presents a comedy about a New York couple trying to have a baby and running into all sorts of formidable obstacles.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (36)

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642 Reviews | 70 Followers
75
Clever, Entertaining, Funny, Relevant, Very good until it beats it into the ground. 15 minutes too long!

See it if you are adventurous for new theatre.

Don't see it if You don't have patience for theatre that goes on too long with a good thing.

148 Reviews | 10 Followers
71
Entertaining, Great acting, Cliched, Confusing, Disappointing

See it if You would like to see a well-acted show about infertility and the process of adoption.

Don't see it if You want a show that doesn't seem to resort to tedious clichés.

812 Reviews | 133 Followers
71
Absorbing, Cliched

See it if you enjoy talk about having or adopting a baby. You really get involved with how two people react to the problems they face.

Don't see it if you don't want a play about the problems of having or adopting a baby. Some of the characters and dialogue are very predictable.

535 Reviews | 155 Followers
66
Cliched, Disappointing, Funny, Entertaining, Relevant

See it if You are interested in the trials and tribulations of a couple going through the ups and downs of infertility.

Don't see it if A performance space with good acoustics is important to you. This space is bare and as a result much of the dialogue sounded harsh and Read more

96 Reviews | 21 Followers
60
Cute, Predictable, Uneven

See it if You are familiar with crazy world of infertility and can find humor in it

Don't see it if You want a cast to have perfect command of their parts, lines were flubbed several times the night I was there

84 Reviews | 47 Followers
50
Banal, Cliched, Disappointing, Fluffy, Indulgent

See it if enjoy seeing a fluffy show about serious issue and have 2 hours to kill.

Don't see it if you want a play thats thought provoking with high stakes and an interesting chain of events. Had a lot of trouble empathizing with the leads

22 Reviews | 3 Followers
80
Thought-provoking, Relevant, Enchanting, Ambitious, Touching

See it if You want a touching story with a lot of heart

Don't see it if You want a very tight well put together show - it definitely could be cut down a lot

23 Reviews | 7 Followers
69
Indulgent, Relevant, Slow, Strong supporting cast, Narcissistic

See it if you seek insight into what it's like to go thru infertility treatment.

Don't see it if you don't want to feel like you're going thru infertility treatment.

Critic Reviews (3)