In a Dark Dark House NYC Reviews and Tickets

See it if you are a Neil LaBute fan or like theatre that is raw. A beautiful production with a brutal story. A piece of theatre that will stay with me

Don't see it if you are depressed.

See it if to see a superb revival of a raw, emotionally trying play from provocateur LaBute about childhood trauma, betrayal, revenge & estrangement.

Don't see it if you're looking for something light-hearted; you're triggered by talk of sexual, emotional & physical child abuse; you can't stand ambiguity. Read more

See it if You like an emotional play about child abuses affect on ones life.

Don't see it if You don’t want to see a dramatic play that is moving.

See it if The root of male rage erupts in older/younger sibling validation/competition for adult attention. Clever buddy & treehouse points. "MINE."

Don't see it if Devastating complicated adult realisations oddly from this playwright.Forbidden flirting.Revenge.Gay panicSlurs."Truth isn't your specialty" Read more

See it if you want an in depth character study about the abused child as an adult. Twists and revelations.

Don't see it if you don't like small venues or are troubled by the subject matter.

See it if you want to see a well written and acted play about the serious subject of "Child Molestation" Shocking yet interesting.

Don't see it if you don't want to see a play about Child Molestation and how it affects you in your later life. Very serious.

See it if When LaBute is good, he is really good. Like Mamet lately, he warbles between good to meh. This little chestnut is quite good yet mean.

Don't see it if The acting runs the spectrum from bad to good but the stand-out is David Beck as the brother with such little regard for himself & others.

See it if complicated family relationships intrigue you. Two brothers who have been betrayed as children now betray each other as adults

Don't see it if family issues are triggering for you. The repetitive writing needs considerable editing.