Linda NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (198)
See it if you could see a play about feminism after parking jaded expectations at the door
Don't see it if you thought (like I did) that this would be relentlessly one-note and therefore not worth the time. I was more touched than I thought I'd be
See it if Enjoy feminist issues.
Don't see it if Only enjoy fluffy shows that lack any mental challenges
See it if you'd like a play on the role of women in the workplace, the hazards of technology plus other timely subject matter.
Don't see it if you'd rather be at a splashy musical.
See it if Janie Dee is the powerhouse. Ikeda offers fine support as damaged daughter. Female identity, privacy, self worth & aging movingly explored
Don't see it if viewing a woman's life crumble around her is not your cup of tea. A heartbreaking tale. Well acted and directed. Saw 3/14/17
See it if Unusual performance, but terrific acting and set
Don't see it if na
See it if You would enjoy seeing a woman who exemplifies all of us who feel unappreciated for the many roles we do in every day life.
Don't see it if You do not have a sense of humor.
See it if you like intense acting, modern themes and amazing set design in off-Broadway productions
Don't see it if you want escapist tra-la-la theater with no edgy political themes
See it if you are looking for great acting
Don't see it if you want a happy evening at the theater
Critic Reviews (31)
"A fiercely pro-feminist play in which much of the blame for each character’s missteps are blamed on the males in this story...Her complaints are well-worded but ultimately shrill and irritating. The first act gave me much food for thought, and I was engrossed. But much of its force was dissipated in the second act as melodrama intruded, and more recognizable and responsible human behavior left the premises...The actors have made the right choices.”
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"An overly familiar story of a British ad executive of a certain age whose career and marriage both are suddenly threatened by much younger women. In the title role, Janie Dee is very strong as a woman frantically trying to hold it together -- and trying to convince herself, against all evidence, that women really can 'have it all.' But there's almost nothing about Skinner's story, or director Lynne Meadow's production, that surprises."
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"Janie Dee takes the stage and wrings every last drop out of it...As the show progresses we see how life is changing around her ideals and how they just might not work for her anymore…The play is a tour de force with only minor wrinkles and distractions. Top-notch directing by artistic director Lynne Meadow brings this show to formidable life. Linda has to look herself in the mirror every day. Go see what comes of it."
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"Janie Dee is scarily believable in her portrayal of a woman on the verge of losing it...Unfortunately, the rest of the cast gives rather shallow performances...It doesn’t help that the play itself has significant flaws, mainly in the interpersonal connections, which sometimes are straight up confusing...The coincidences seem forced and 'soapy' which is a shame because the topic of misrepresentation of women 'of a certain age' is ambitious and potent."
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“'Linda' is, from the very top, about Linda (stunning Janie Dee), a beautiful, successful, self-made woman…She’s alive, she’s vital, she’s all these things. Let’s really look at her and celebrate her, the grown-up woman...If this is sounding like a soap opera, it is, well, sort of an anti-aging cream opera, and all too common as midday television...And playwright Penelope Skinner isn’t giving an inch. In fact, she rubs it in."
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"Many of the characters are not fully developed, but we still get this checklist of women’s issues...The overly plotted melodramatic play with many short scenes in which Skinner keeps piling on the information at the sacrifice of the emotional conflict, although engaging and entertaining, becomes predictable and obvious as soon as Linda’s life begins to unravel...The effect is like an elaborate sketch comedy without the emotional build because the action never slows down for a moment."
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"Manhattan Theatre Club’s current production of 'Linda' falls perfectly in line with the current feminist agenda...The story follows a family in their everyday trials and tribulations, but what makes this story different is the passion and drive that Linda has for her career and her family, even if she won’t admit it...Maintaining composure is something everyone deals with, and Linda’s eventual breakdown signals that under her pantsuit, we all share many of the same issues."
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