Terezin NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (57)
See it if Terezin is the story of the Jews trying to survive in a concentration camp. Very well-acted and staged, but grim..
Don't see it if you want a comedy. The posters show the girl playing a violin; onstage a long scarf replaced the violin. Since it is such an important Read more
See it if You're up for a concentration camp evening.
Don't see it if If you don't like dark concentration camp settings
See it if History, the Holocaust, identity, the roots of madness, big ideas presented in an innovative and metaphorical way interest you
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See it if you are interested in seeing a stylized, experimental, but sometimes overdone production about the concentration camp/ghetto Terezin.
Don't see it if you have difficulty watching scenes that deal with the brutality of the Holocaust portrayed through many plot lines & inconsistent accents.
See it if A Topic that must be presented again and again... Interesting use of the stage and props. At least 3 in the cast must thank N.Y.U..
Don't see it if When upstage several of the actors do not project enough. A presentation not for the faint of heart.. My partner had to skip Act 2.
See it if well acted story about this infamous camp. story could have been a bit tighter.
Don't see it if you don't like sad shows about death and the holocaust
See it if you are interested in a theatrical recount of generally real events at a lesser known Holocaust concentration camp, profound poetry/ insight
Don't see it if you demand perfection in plot and play structure, tight writing, dramatic tension, stark/shocking realism & no anachronisms/tired metaphors
See it if You like long drawn out plays about nazis and concentration camps
Don't see it if You want an uplifting theater experience
Critic Reviews (12)
“Throughout the first act, the production careens between sequences of compelling emotion and awkwardly paced, ineffective scenes. The stylized delivery and dialogue and symbolic imagery, intermittently touching and powerful, are too often overwrought and, at times, confusing. Despite the horrific story, powerful performances, and evocative music and sound, there’s a hollowness to the production, as if it were a puppet show staged for children.”
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"It certainly can be said that Tolkien does not trivialize the Holocaust...However, the thickness of the narrative–blurred further at times by directorial flourishes–does dilute the visceral impact of the depicted terrors of Terezin. Also, there is an uneven quality to some of the portrayals in the 14-person cast...Despite its imperfections, it demonstrates enough passion and talent that would have hopefully made both Nicholas’s Roman Catholic great-grandfather and Redlich proud."
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“Tolkien bites off more than he can chew...Too much time is given over to the family dysfunction of the commandant and his son, which plays more like soap opera than tragedy. The dialogue varies between anachronistic and ham-fisted…All of these issues stem from the core problem of attempting to cram in too much material so that shorthand, indication, and stereotypes are needed to move us from Point A to Point B. There is, however, a good play lying here, waiting to be born."
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“The play is based very much based on reality…As expected, the end is not a happy one, though the playwright brought a butterfly into the moment perhaps to shed light and create hope just as the original poem tried so hard to do. Tolkien incorporates music and dance in the play, and the actors are all passionate and expressive…The set, costumes and lighting are bare and stripped down to tell this haunting, true story.”
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