runboyrun & IN OLD AGE
runboyrun & IN OLD AGE
Closed 3h 30m NYC: East Village
68% 49 reviews
68%
(49 Ratings)
Positive
57%
Mixed
33%
Negative
10%
Members say
Great acting, Confusing, Slow, Disappointing, Ambitious

About the Show

NYTW Usual Suspect Mfoniso Udofia returns with another pairing from her powerful nine-part saga, "The Ufot Cycle," which follows a Nigerian family who immigrated to the US. 

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Critic Reviews (12)

The New York Times
September 23rd, 2019

"For These African Immigrants, Life Is a Haunted House: In ‘runboyrun’ and ‘In Old Age,’ the latest installments of Mfoniso Udofia’s nine-play cycle, America is no place to hide from the past."
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Time Out New York
September 23rd, 2019

3.5 Stars "Both plays dive deeply into the internal torments of their characters, whose painful journeys toward redemption are compelling if sometimes ponderous."
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New York Magazine / Vulture
September 23rd, 2019

"Unmagical Realism in 'Runboyrun,' 'In Old Age,' and 'Sunday.'"
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Theatermania
September 23rd, 2019

"A Nigerian-American Family Tells Its Story in 'Runboyrun and In Old Age': New York Theatre Workshop mounts two new installments of Mfoniso Udofia's 'Ufot Cycle.'"
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Lighting & Sound America
October 2nd, 2019

"The current presentation...is cause for alarm: The quality of the writing is showing worrying signs of deterioration, even as the parts on display fail to suggest a coherent overall picture."
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Talkin' Broadway
September 23rd, 2019

"'Plays shouldn't be hard to sit through, they should inspire us or thrill us or challenge us to think, but they shouldn't tax our physical endurance. The acting and production values of both runboyrun and In Old Age are excellent; there's just too much of both of them."
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New York Stage Review
September 23rd, 2019

3/5 Stars "'Ghosts Haunt a Nigerian-American Family Saga': New York Theatre Workshop stages two installments of Mfoniso Udofia's nine-play cycle"
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CurtainUp
September 23rd, 2019

"The latest addition to Mfoniso Udofia’s unquestionably compelling cycle of plays..."
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