for all the women who thought they were Mad
for all the women who thought they were Mad
67

for all the women who thought they were Mad NYC Reviews and Tickets

67%
(17 Ratings)
Positive
53%
Mixed
35%
Negative
12%
Members say
Ambitious, Thought-provoking, Confusing, Intense, Absorbing

About the Show

Soho Rep presents a daring and exhilarating fever dream about the forces that push a woman from the everyday into free fall.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (17)

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972 Reviews | 1051 Followers
84
Edgy, Absorbing, Abstract, Great acting, Thought-provoking

See it if You enjoy non-traditional storytelling that makes you think & can be interpreted in many ways. Really Great performances.

Don't see it if You are looking for a straight forward "easy" play that doesn't activate your mind.

1012 Reviews | 950 Followers
82
Relevant, Thought-provoking, Edgy, Great acting, Great writing

See it if Intense, beautiful and gripping storytelling. Nonlinear and somewhat dreamlike (nightmarish). Absorbing. Relevant & timely.

Don't see it if you don't like stories that are intentionally ambiguous and not neatly explained. Read more

58 Reviews | 9 Followers
76
Thought-provoking, Confusing, Ambitious

See it if you like challenging theatre that examines social issues.

Don't see it if it you cannot tolerate ambiguity. I liked this show but missed many of the main points the author intended based on interviews I read later

284 Reviews | 85 Followers
75
Intense, Riveting, Great writing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if You want to see a cast of incredibly talented women commit to a skillfully written play. I was in awe of how this cast performed together.

Don't see it if You don’t want a play that has many layers & intricacies. This play has an intensity that may not be fit every audience.

372 Reviews | 84 Followers
70
Epic, Dizzying, Ambitious, Confusing, Complex

See it if an emotionally painful story of a woman--told non linearly, by many women, with song, and poetry,

Don't see it if messy and complex, deep and painful and at times a bewildering script interspersed​ with beautiful songs but ultimately about relationships Read more

117 Reviews | 47 Followers
69
Thought-provoking, Slow, Intense, Resonant, Relevant

See it if you want to revel in a cast of women of all ages and the ability to experience how women are treated by white men in suits, all too real.

Don't see it if you want coherent narrative building "normally" - this is flat w/the protagonist boxed in clearly headed for tragic consequence, train wreck

546 Reviews | 65 Followers
67
Great staging, Disappointing, Confusing, Ambitious

See it if enjoy non-linear stories acted well

Don't see it if need cohesion. the style outweighs the writing.

349 Reviews | 57 Followers
63
Derivative, Indulgent, Edgy, Great staging

See it if You are interested in black women’s susceptibility to exploitation on several levels.

Don't see it if The playwright, a successful actress, received rave reviews for a play in which I could not figure out the topic until I read those reviews.

Critic Reviews (6)

The New York Times
October 27th, 2019

"In Zawe Ashton’s ‘for all the women,’ the Price of Uprooting a Life: This convoluted play chronicles the breakdown of a conflicted, displaced East African woman in the cosmopolitan West."
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Time Out New York
October 27th, 2019

4/5 stars: "Actor-playwright Ashton, who is currently appearing on Broadway in Harold Pinter's 'Betrayal,' weaves her poetic text around an all-too-realistic scenario that slowly evolves into a full-on fever dream."
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New York Magazine / Vulture
October 27th, 2019

"John Doyle’s Blankie 'Macbeth' and Zawe Ashton’s Memorable 'for all the women…'"
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Theatermania
October 27th, 2019

"'For All the Women Who Thought They Were Mad' Is an Onstage Anxiety Dream: Zawe Ashton's play traffics in the fears of modern women…just in time for Halloween."
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Lighting & Sound America
October 31st, 2019

"Ashton, currently giving a brilliant performance in the Broadway revival of 'Betrayal,' has come up with an admittedly theatrical piece that makes its central argument so starkly that, for the first half of the ninety-minute running time, it's hard to believe that she isn't kidding."
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Theatre is Easy
October 30th, 2019

"Zawe Ashton's poetic new work is…at times cryptic and ambiguous. However, the imagery it creates and the ideas it explores will remain with you long after the story is over…It's not a 'perfect' play in any traditional sense, but if you listen, the message is loud and clear."
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