Lear: That Old Man I Used To Know

See it if like your Shakespeare well spoken & delivered with child's sense of mystery, can't get enough of tragedy, don't mind 3 hrs with great story

Don't see it if tend to fall asleep B4 intermission, there are 2, don't like classical theatre, need laugh a minute, cant empathize with on stage characters

See it if You want to see a really beautiful King Lear, you want to understand the play, you enjoy Shakespeare and music and literature, adaptations

Don't see it if You are a Shakespeare purist, you don’t enjoy Shakespeare, if you get antsy the show is long, you’re impatient or not a good listener

Also After such a poor Broadway production of King Lear, this one is so exciting and delightful. This production makes me fall in love with this play and most importantly, makes it accessible! So delighted I saw it. It’s long, but I was engaged the whole time.... Read more Read less

See it if If you like Shakespeare and unusual takes on his texts

Don't see it if You don't like Shakespeare or Lear or are a purist when it comes to staging Shakespeare.

Also This is a very clever take on Lear, but also it would work on just about any of Shakespeare's stories. Young child finds the book King Lear, starts to read it, and gets absorbed by the story to the point of immersion. It never clearly tells you this is all in her head, and I appreciate that. A very clever staging of a script that is wide ranging in regards to places by keeping it contained with the confines of an attic while being creative with the "found Objects" within. Speaking of the attic, the scenic design and props in this show are fantastic: an old suitcase doubles as stocks, old sheets become a map, etc. Stand out performances by Noelle Franco as the Fool and Sarah Dacey Charles as Gloucester.
Definitely worth seeing
(easter egg spoiler alert - make sure to go out into the lobby for both intermissions)... Read more Read less

See it if you like (maybe not love as a purist) Shakespeare and enjoy innovative departures from the classics.

Don't see it if you believe the actor's gender should correspond to the role's. You are annoyed with an extra character as a narrator.

Also I find the trend of casting actors contrary to gender distracting and to verisimilitude. The narrator is at times intrusive and almost always superfluous and contrived. Good acting overall.... Read more Read less

See it if you enjoy Excellent actors telling the story of King Lear in an imaginative way. If you love magic and are drawn in by stage picture & sound

Don't see it if You don't enjoy cross gender casting in Shakespeare.