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78%
(198 Ratings)
Positive
84%
Mixed
12%
Negative
4%
Members say
Great acting, Relevant, Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Great staging

About the Show

Manhattan Theatre Club presents Penelope Skinner's new drama about one woman's crusade to confront the stigma of female aging.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (198)

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408 Reviews | 86 Followers
70
Cliched, Great acting, Relevant, Thought-provoking

See it if you enjoy timely plays that deal with feminist issues, aging, ethics of advertising/marketing industry

Don't see it if you don't care about gender equality or feminist issues, you want more character development and less predictable plot twists

67 Reviews | 11 Followers
70
Cliched, Disappointing, Relevant, Banal, Indulgent

See it if You want to be beat over the head about the treatment of women of all ages and all stages of their lives.

Don't see it if you are expecting profound insights to a woman's life

219 Reviews | 88 Followers
69
Great staging, Relevant, Thought-provoking, Cliched, Disappointing

See it if you are interested in looking at the roles women play in society; you are ok with plays full of unlikable characters; you like the author

Don't see it if you want a satisfying ending; you like fluffy or happy plays Read more

108 Reviews | 34 Followers
68
Cliched, Dated, Entertaining, Overrated, Disappointing

See it if you want to see a well-acted but dated story about a woman trying to have it all, and failing.

Don't see it if you expect to be enlightened or learn something new from a play. This one rehashes themes we have seen again and again.

77 Reviews | 12 Followers
65
Clever, Entertaining, Slow, Overrated, Dated

See it if you'd like to see a very real, personable story, that is relatable, but mostly to middle aged women.

Don't see it if Not only is it unnecessarily long, but there are moments that are just so slow.

95 Reviews | 19 Followers
65
Disappointing, Banal, Slow

See it if You're interested in women's issues in personal life & the workplace.

Don't see it if You're not interested in women's issues in personal life & the workplace.

642 Reviews | 71 Followers
61
Ambitious, Disappointing, Indulgent, Quirky

See it if You see the brits writing

Don't see it if You want satisfying play

545 Reviews | 282 Followers
20
Cliched, Unsurprising, Predictable, Excruciating, Repetitive

See it if you enjoy watching a woman unravel over 2.5 hours. Really wanted to love Janie Dee's performance—just wish she had better material.

Don't see it if you don't like cliched and repetitive and wooden dialogue in a play. Also, a revolving set that gets overused. Read more

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