Fish NYC Reviews and Tickets

79%
(30 Ratings)
Positive
90%
Mixed
10%
Negative
0%
Members say
Relevant, Great acting, Absorbing, Great writing, Thought-provoking

About the Show

Kia Corthron's new play explores NYC school dynamics.

Read more Show less

Show-Score Member Reviews (27)

Sort by:
  • Default
  • Standing in our community
  • Highest first
  • Lowest first
  • Newest first
  • Oldest first
  • Only positive
  • Only negative
  • Only mixed
116 Reviews | 23 Followers
95
Absorbing, Must see, Great writing, Great staging, Great acting

See it if You like dramas with substance.

Don't see it if See it.

1196 Reviews | 485 Followers
91
Riveting, Great acting, Great writing, Intelligent, Relevant

See it if You want to see a super well done drama focused on the state of our educational system today. Smart. Great sets/lights/sound/costumes.

Don't see it if If you’re looking for something light and fluffy. This was super but it was definitely serious.

128 Reviews | 10 Followers
85
Masterful, Profound, Intense, Edgy, Absorbing

See it if You are /were an educator in a school system. Remember the two children who died of a result of budget cuts in Penn. Charter vs Public drama

Don't see it if You are not interested in intense drama concerning the educational system. Want something light and with music. Don’t like good acting.

99 Reviews | 13 Followers
85
Absorbing, Ambitious, Great acting, Thought-provoking, Relevant

See it if You want a look into the many individual & systemic challenges that feed into our broken school system from the POV of those in the trenches

Don't see it if The topic isn't interesting to you, or if you don't like plays that put social issues and current events front and center Read more

130 Reviews | 28 Followers
78
Ambitious, Preachy, Educational

See it if you like heavy handed stories that raise questions about real world issues in education and overwhelm you with the number of system issues.

Don't see it if The show tried to take on too many issues and, towards the end started to lose its structural integrity. But it's a great start!

498 Reviews | 73 Followers
77
Cliched, Thought-provoking, Relevant, Intelligent, Absorbing

See it if you want to see a powerful story focusing on a student and a teacher at an underfunded public high school serving low income students.

Don't see it if you're looking for something new. While this story is well-acted and engaging, its message, while relevant and important, isn't original.

183 Reviews | 30 Followers
75
Disappointing, Thought-provoking, Relevant, Great acting, Ambitious

See it if you want a front-row seat to the dysfunction in public school. A range of issues are covered.

Don't see it if You are expecting an overarching theme and point. The play touches on too many issues but doesn't offer a resolution for any of them.

166 Reviews | 22 Followers
74
Relevant, Intelligent, Great acting

See it if I DEFINITELY COULD RELATE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THE YOUNG LADY WAS DEALING WITH AS I WORKED FOR NYC DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES .SHE WAS TOT

Don't see it if IF YOU DON'T LIKE OFF BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS AND TO KNOW ABOUT AFRICAN-AMERICAN STORIES AND/OR SITUATIONS. Read more

Critic Reviews (5)

Theatermania
April 2nd, 2024

"...it is teaching us vital lessons, and we all clearly have a lot to learn."
Read more

Lighting & Sound America
April 2nd, 2024

" If it occasionally falters as drama, as a call to action, it is hard to beat."
Read more

TheaterScene.net
April 12th, 2024

In Kia Corthron’s new play "Fish," public education as well as poverty is put on trial.
Read more

Theater Pizzazz
April 3rd, 2024

'Fish' tries to cover too much territory in too short a time.
Read more

Pages on Stages
April 12th, 2024

Portrayed issues plaguing public schools that all manifest at the same time.
Read more