Iphigenia in Splott NYC Reviews and Tickets
About the Show
Sherman Theatre presents a contemporary drama inspired by the Greek myth, which drives home the high price people pay for society's shortcomings. Part of 59E59's annual Brits Off Broadway festival.
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See it if Enjoy thought- provocating one woman shows. Very modern and relevant story. Very powerful and moving performance
Don't see it if You want something light hearted
See it if you want in-your-face, intense one woman performance in a sparse production. Amazing powerful acting that keeps you riveted for 80 minutes.
Don't see it if you want a light-hearted multi-character song & dance production with elaborate sets. Or if u r offended by the raw energy of rough society
See it if you want to see a star turn by this powerhouse actor in a modern riff of the tale of Iphigenia that is both relevant and important.
Don't see it if frank, raw, and ugly issues/conversations make you uncomfortable.
See it if You like totally engaging theater, with a hypnotic solo performance ,by Sophie Melville, about real people and their daily dramas.
Don't see it if Angry hyped-up characters make you uncomfortable. You have difficult with English dialects and in-your-face dramas. Read more
See it if You enjoy drama with a touch of melodrama, good acting, something to say, dials turned up to twelve. You prefer grit to hearts and flowers.
Don't see it if You don't like to be yelled at, can't follow ghetto British patois, don't appreciate political messaging or just prefer calm and light.
See it if you like one person shows, good writing, great acting. Intimate show.
Don't see it if you don't like one person shows that deal with some dark subject matter.
See it if You want an intense night of theatre dealing with relevant social issues.
Don't see it if You don't like one-woman shows or heavy accents.
See it if you want to be surprised and engaged in this magnificent one woman show
Don't see it if profanity and one person shows bother you
Critic Reviews (27)
"Owen has a tight grip on the pathos and is cunningly effective at tugging on your heartstrings at the precise moment...Melville's solo performance is nothing short of extraordinary...She manages to avoid the land mines of parody and pastiche that clutter the text, effectively humanizing the character and drawing you in...The subtlety of the polemic is what makes this one of the most powerful and stirring political plays of recent times...It's a powerful message that's been well earned."
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"The most shattering, angry call for immediate revolt that you will see on stage this year...Melville’s performance is a perfect whirlwind of aggression, seduction, violence and pity, and Rachel O’Riordan’s superlative production never once lets it drop the pace...By any measure going, this is perfect theatre: intelligent, moving, and horribly, horribly relevant. Most of all, though, in those final moments, it feels like the start of a revolution."
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"Gary Owen's writing, so intricately intelligent, reels you in then blindsides first with human tragedy, then its political repercussions. You can't help but be devastated as each plot development lurches further from initial expectations. 'Breathtaking' is an overused adage, but during the heartbreaking climax, we didn't actually breathe. Standing ovations are rare, especially on press night, but Sophie Melville had every tear-stained person in the Temporary Theatre on their feet."
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