Fairview NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (186)
See it if you are a person living in the United States.
Don't see it if you are completely opposed to tearing down theatrical conventions to prove a point. Read more
See it if Turns everything upside down, or inside out, or simply black into white. Off-kilter and disarming. Who are the actors?
Don't see it if Racism is not hard pill to swallow.
See it if Everyone SHOULD see, as it exposes issues of race & representation in ways you don't see coming. But its NOT FOR TOURISTS looking for fun
Don't see it if You must be willing to be emotionally uncomfortable & challenge your own assumptions. Some negative reviewers have missed the point!
See it if you think you've seen every show there is to see about race; you are willing to be surprised; you appreciate inventive storytelling
Don't see it if you are uncomfortable with confrontational theatre; you want conventional staging or storytelling; you don't want to be challenged Read more
See it if imaginative & hilarious absurdist send up of racial images/tropes defined by whites; unforgettable revelatory ending
Don't see it if you don't like absurdist plays; message at times is heavy-handed Read more
See it if you’d like to experience the latest sharp, provocative, theatrical cry of the heart (& head) from a thrilling young voice in today’s theater
Don't see it if you are not willing to confront a firm (but respectful) reminder of how stifling white expectations can be for people who are not white. Read more
See it if You want to see boundary pushing theater making
Don't see it if I really dont think there’s a negative here, it’s entertaining even if you dont like the point
See it if An excellent piece of theatre that tells a story non-traditionally. Keeps the audience engaged and thinking days after the performance.
Don't see it if There are confusing parts but that's the beauty of the show - it forces you to actively engage your mind and see the story below the surface
Critic Reviews (18)
"Some of the plot developments and the ensuing mayhem, while fun to watch, seem partially unearned. The play takes a final abrupt turn with one of the characters making a request of the white audience members...It seemed a flat, disappointing ending for a provocative play. The cast is very good...Benson maintains a firm grip. To some extent, I feel the playwright lost control of her material. Nevertheless, I will be eager to see her next work."
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"Most of the people onstage are black, and most of the people in Soho Rep’s downtown audience are white. This problem, and the racist society for which 'Fairview’s' stage world acts as a microcosm, is the subject of Sibblies Drury’s hugely intelligent play...Insightful, mournful, and harboring maybe a glimmer of hope, 'Fairview' begins as a family comedy...Soon, the Frasiers’ living room is the site of a meticulously crafted, metatheatrical experiment in racial discourse."
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