Little Gem NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (102)
See it if You are interested in women’s experience, you like monologues, you get that Irish sexual mores have had a different trajectory than American
Don't see it if You have trouble with foreign accents, you think sex toys are cliche, you don’t like plays about generations of women,
See it if You like to see 3 generations of women Bare their souls and go through life’s tribulations together. Touching funny very moving well acted
Don't see it if If you don’t like raw theater that shows the life of a junkie and young gal getting pregnant and can’t understand Irish accents.
See it if You want to see an absorbing play composed of 3 seemingly separate monologues which eventually coalesce that is delivered by great actors
Don't see it if You can't sustain your attention for the hour and 40 minutes to absorb the story and prefer something with more "action"
See it if you want to see a moving tale told in monologues by 3 women of different generations. The acting was great especially Marsha Mason!
Don't see it if If you don't like to see monologues performed or if you are looking for a play with lots of action.
See it if You want to spend an hour and 40 minutes in the company of three women you will come to care about very much by the end of the evening.
Don't see it if You don’t like plays in monologue form — but see “Also”. Read more
See it if You want to see 3 great performers telling their stories in interchanging and interconecting monologues that piece their lives together.
Don't see it if If you are not a fan of monologue plays.
See it if You like family dramas, like shows that take you on a complete emotional journey, don't mind confronting big issues in theatre.
Don't see it if You can't watch (mostly monologues) or hate strong female voices. Or if you have trouble with accents.
See it if You love the story of life in Ireland🍀 Very entertaining & hilarious Clever story of a family with many issuses & how it evolves with life
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Critic Reviews (11)
"Motherhood Masters Dysfunction in ‘Little Gem.’ In Elaine Murphy’s play, three women from one Dublin family tell a slice-of-life story through interwoven, interlocking monologues."
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“Three Generations of Irish Women Live, Laugh, and Love in ‘Little Gem.’ Elaine Murphy's 2008 play returns to New York City in a new Irish Repertory Theatre production.”
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"The gift of gab reigns supreme in this beguiling triptych of contemporary Irish womanhood dealing with the sheer bloody business of living…Under the sensitive, highly alert direction of Marc Atkinson Borrull, three fine actresses keep one under the spell of their unbridled candor."
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★★★★ "'Three Generations in One Family Work It All Out.' Elaine Murphy's engaging play features Marsha Mason, Brenda Meany and Lauren O'Leary."
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★★★★ “'Mothers and Daughters Tell their Stories at Irish Rep.' Marsha Mason anchors an intimate Irish drama that lives up to its title."
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"The play makes a gift of presenting us with well-conceived characters (even those we never actually see), realistic-sounding dialogue and relatable situations. Nothing here, admittedly, is remotely groundbreaking, but the work is consistently engaging, occasionally hilarious and sometimes heart wrenching."
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"Marsha Mason is superb as a salty Irish housewife coping with a neurotic daughter, a rebellious granddaughter and an ill husband in this engaging monologue play. It's an engrossing slice of life with biographical data, pivotal incidents and humane observations that's immaculately presented."
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"Elaine Murphy guides her fictional characters through the play with a prescribed sentimentality but it rings true to life in a very engaging way. The progression of time for them is charged by their irrepressible honesty and through unapologetically personal feelings, many of which are consigned to overlap the needs and longing of the other."
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