Molly Sweeney NYC Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (99)
See it if A very well written, acted and direct. Reason it's not in 80's is that it get slow at times.
Don't see it if If you want a continuous plot throughout. Although mostly good it gets dull at times.
See it if Fan of Brian Friel & Irish drama, curious about story of blind person regaining sight, three fine performances
Don't see it if Consists of 3 overlapping monologues with no interaction, little stage movement, downer psychological drama
See it if u want to see a smart, talky, simple (yet profound) story, told in a series of monologues, about what it means to have "sight" & "vision".
Don't see it if ur looking for a show with physical action or thrilling theatrics; ur not a fan of verbose Irish drama; ur not able to focus & concentrate.
See it if A trio of Impeccable performances infuses Friel's interlocking monodramas w/ a gravitas & Chekhovian yearning A simple story well told
Don't see it if Patience & keen sense of listening needed to get through accents & jagged story line despite Silverstein's able direction Worth the effort
See it if You love a good Irish yarn. This is an engrossing story told from three different points of view.
Don't see it if You dislike monologue plays that don’t provide any action. This is pure storytelling and, albeit interesting, it’s all talk.
See it if Reliably favoured acting company delivers on the acting and the writing for this infirmity morality drama with three points of view.
Don't see it if Regardless of the talent on stage or behind the pen, one cannot prove the worth of two-and-one-half hours of monologues simply staged.
See it if you enjoy monologues given by the 3 main characters.
Don't see it if you don't like monologue driven plays. At 2.5 hours, it is way overlong. Wish stronger actors had been cast in this production.
See it if you are a fan of Brian Friel.It's well written & very well acted, but it is slow.It would be more powerful as a 90 min piece.
Don't see it if you are looking for something fun &funny.The point it is making is telegraphed early in the play, and it would do well with some editing
Critic Reviews (7)
"‘Molly Sweeney’ Review: An Eye-Opening Experience: In Brian Friel’s play, a blind woman has her sight restored by surgery, only to see that her life and relationships aren’t what they once seemed."
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"Not Much to See, but a Lot to Listen to, in Molly Sweeney: Brian Friel's play about a woman who regains her sight gets a Keen Company revival."
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"As if to prove the adage about the Irish and their gift of gab, in 1994 Brian Friel wrote Molly Sweeney, a play that talks itself into a standstill… it's a prose piece for the theatre, and it runs out of breath long before it is over."
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"It requires a good deal of concentration from the audience, but the rewards can be considerable. The Keen Company's revival directed by Jonathan Silverstein makes a persuasive case for a work that many critics have said succeeds more effectively as a book than as a play."
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5/5 Stars "Friel was not only prolific but also profound, though never showy. In the award-winning 'Molly Sweeney,' he remains commandingly quiet when speaking from the stage."
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"Even with good acting, a play told entirely in monologues can be difficult to make lively."
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"A solid revival…under the...direction of Jonathan Silverstein....Although well-performed, the work… eventually drags as the wordy passages accumulate over nearly two and a half hours. Without the give and take of inter-character discourse, what might have worked in 90 minutes grows static."
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