One Woman Show NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (176)
See it if you like one woman shows (and parodies of one woman shows), alt comedy that keeps you on your toes (think kate berlant, bo burnham)
Don't see it if you prefer a sincere performance rather than a tongue-in-cheek show, prefer full plays, have a fairly conservative sense of humor
See it if you want fresh and funny humor that will leave you smiling for a full 70 minutes.
Don't see it if you’re a stick in the mud.
See it if you want to see a rising star do a superb one woman show. Seeing is believing.
Don't see it if you only like big shows with dance numbers.
See it if One of the brightest young women I’ve seen in solo comedy show, ever. This is much more than stand up. Just see it.
Don't see it if If you don’t like solo shows.
See it if you appreciate a sharp biting satire and parody from a unique comedic voice, and a modern take on womanhood in the present day
Don't see it if you're offended by humor that imitates serious art, you don't appreciate a metacommentary on self-indulgent self-serious theater
See it if you like wacky comedies that will keep you laughing throughout.
Don't see it if you want a serious show or a large production.
See it if You appreciate British humor with a big dash of absurdity.
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See it if Play with audience from 1st sec. Effortless character transition. So much witty humor. Dry comedy style. Full of surprises esp the ending :)
Don't see it if It’s literally a “one woman show”.. well for most part. Fleabag vibe. Missed some jokes, might be too london? 75 min of joy! Go! Read more
Critic Reviews (9)
“In casual overalls, Kingsman is wry and off-handed even when buffoonish. Instead of pushing the desperation of her character, she plays it flatly...Kingsman’s instincts are affectionate and writerly. She isn’t out for blood so much as a witty delight.”
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“ ‘One Woman Show’ is much more than a spoof — it's a savvy, perfectly executed show that leaves us wondering what an alternative to the current playbook for women's success looks like. I'd say Kingsman's show is a great start, but here's hoping her act doesn't become a trope in itself, but rather inspires people to take a chance on a diverse range of women's stories.”
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“ ‘One Woman Show’ will most appeal to theater regulars who have been around long enough to see a few of these dreadful solo plays. But the phenomena that Kingsman sends up will be familiar to anyone who lives on Earth — except maybe the protagonist of Wildfowl. I’m pretty sure she’s an extraterrestrial posing undercover as a messy British millennial. ”
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“Are you tired of earnest solo shows? The sort of piece in which a terribly serious actor relates his/her/their downward slide, inevitably caused by some terrible trauma that, ultimately, must be faced, cueing plenty of tears and a hopeful, uplifting finale? Aren't you just a little bit fed up with such gratuitous emotional gymnastics? Liz Kingsman certainly is, so much so that she practically takes a crowbar to the entire genre in her ingenious and often hilarious entertainment. You may never again be able to experience such evenings without getting giggle fits.”
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“ ‘One Woman Show’ is entirely Kingsman’s own, a razor-sharp, 100-proof satire that thumbs its nose at the establishment, skewering the media’s perceptions of women”
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“Relaxed and comfortable in front of an audience, she self-deprecatingly charms the audience into submission within minutes; and, in a gentle, low-key fashion, easily makes her case for why she created this show.”
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“ ‘One Woman Show’ tries very hard, too hard, to be obscure and at the same time give us a chance to be in on the joke that fails to ever get off the ground.”
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“Kingsman’s is not a standup routine disguised as a play—no hand-held mic here—but more a confessional monologue, satirizing the women of her generation, packed with nonstop jokes and sight gags on familiar subjects.”
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