Love, Love, Love NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (292)
See it if enjoy contemporary plays which ring home to both parents & their off- springs
Don't see it if Do not like reality based plays.
See it if you enjoy an absorbing, witty play in which the characters experience different eras of their lives.
Don't see it if you require likable protagonists. These folks swim in the seas of self-involvement.
See it if you enjoy plays about family relationships and personal growth (or lack thereof), and you like complex, not always sympathetic characters.
Don't see it if you want all of your characters to be likable or if you want a play full of action.
See it if Simon Stephens is a playwright to take note of. Good play about selfishness and the baby boomers. Acting is superb.
Don't see it if you wanna miss out on a good play
See it if you like current, real-life dramas.
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See it if Well written with interesting time jumps but wasn't consistently great. Good ensemble.
Don't see it if You don't like family dramas or dated plays.
See it if You want a smart and funny modern play. This family will make you feel better about your own (hopefully)
Don't see it if You only like the classics or to reinforce the ideal family dynamic
See it if Comedic satirical take from the 60s through 2000s of two baby boomers as they grow from Oxford through careers, parenting,disillusionment
Don't see it if You can't stand selfish boomers leaving destruction in their wake, especially their children, filtered through British cultural perspective Read more
Critic Reviews (36)
"Bartlett is a great writer and a keen observer of relationships, and he proves as much with this decade-spanning serio-comedy that traces the relationship of Kenneth (Richard Armitage, appealing, commanding, charming) and Sandra (Amy Ryan, sharp, cunning, captivating) from the swinging '60s to present day, all under the direction of Tony winner Michael Mayer...Bartlett entreats the audience to think about love, love, love, in all its shapes and sizes, in all the directions it can take you."
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"Mike Bartlett has written a mordantly funny play...Smartly directed by Tony Award-winner Michael Mayer. His staging of Bartlett's trenchant wit has the audience constantly laughing at awkward or uncomfortable interactions even when we sense tragedy on the horizon...Bartlett's piercing satire holds many grains of truth, and will resonate ruefully with both generations it depicts."
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"Kenneth and Sandra are some of the most endearing and amusing awful people you're likely to hang with anytime soon...The play itself may not be a masterpiece, but it's solid and compelling...I nevertheless wouldn't argue that this is a terribly startling or profound message, or one that offers much in the way of insight into the fate of the characters...Then again, as far as characters go, the ones in 'Love, Love, Love' are memorable, curiously endearing, and beautifully rendered."
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"Mike Bartlett deftly balances the big picture—the damage wrought by a generation with entitlement issues—with the specific, as the amiable but exasperating couple wreaks havoc on its children. Outstanding performances across the board, a smart trilogy of time-hopping sets and costumes, and a top-notch script make this bitter pill easy to swallow."
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