Gorey: The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey
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Gorey: The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey
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Gorey: The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey NYC Reviews and Tickets

83%
(124 Ratings)
Positive
91%
Mixed
7%
Negative
2%
Members say
Clever, Great acting, Absorbing, Quirky, Intelligent

About the Show

Life Jacket Theatre Company presents an encore run of this play about author/illustrator Edward Gorey that fuses fact and fiction, and features projections and inventive storytelling.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (124)

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219 Reviews | 88 Followers
88
Absorbing, Great staging, Original, Intelligent, Refreshing

See it if You are a fan of Edward Gorey OR interested in the inner workings of an artist's mind. You can follow non-traditional flow and presentation.

Don't see it if You need a straight-forward narrative; you are easily upset by discussions of loss and loneliness.

390 Reviews | 71 Followers
87
Clever, Entertaining, Original

See it if You like well used multi-media in interesting amd unusual shows. The acting is good; the actors represent the different ages of Gorey well.

Don't see it if you need a sequential plot and do not particularly like multimedia.

291 Reviews | 716 Followers
86
Fascinating, Great acting, Absorbing, Esoteric

See it if you want to learn more about Gorey, as well as about New York in the 70's & 80's, and you're up for a bit of a mystery.

Don't see it if you have no interest in Gorey - you should do some homework first for context. Terrific perfomances, but the message is a little muddy.

156 Reviews | 23 Followers
86
Clever, Quirky, Thought-provoking, Refreshing, Great acting

See it if You like smaller plays, are up to see some great acting and staging. Want to see something different.

Don't see it if You only like bio-plays told in a linear order (this play jumps from various places in the artist's life).

103 Reviews | 32 Followers
86
Great acting, Great staging, Intelligent, Original, Ambitious

See it if you like plays with a non-traditional structure and that include music, projections and if you are interested in the life of famous authors

Don't see it if you need a linear plot

175 Reviews | 20 Followers
86
Clever, Entertaining, Quirky, Delightful, Touching

See it if You'd enjoy a creative exploration of the long, lonely life of a repressed artist. The puppetry scenes are brief and beautifully done.

Don't see it if You have sensitive nasal passages - the set design is wonderful but someone used a heavy hand when applying wood varnish on the floorboards.

64 Reviews | 13 Followers
85
Clever, Great acting, Great staging, Quirky

See it if you are interested in learning more about Edward Gorey

Don't see it if you don't like plays that are not linear

140 Reviews | 24 Followers
85
Entertaining, Clever, Intelligent, Resonant, Quirky

See it if You're a fan of Edward Gorey's drawings and writing and want to find out more about his life.

Don't see it if You aren't interested in learning more about a creative person.

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