The Headlands NYC Reviews and Tickets

79%

(32 Reviews)

Positive

94%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Great acting, Great staging, Clever

About the Show

In LCT3's new drama, Henry (Aaron Yoo) is an amateur sleuth and true crime aficionado who sets out to solve the ultimate case: the unsolved murder of his father.

From the show:

Using his memories and the family stories he was told as a child growing up in San Francisco, Henry begins an investigation through a labyrinth of secrets and deceptions that leads him to question those closest to him. THE HEADLANDS is a contemporary noir that explores the stories we tell ourselves and the fallibility of the mind.

Member Reviews (32)

Refreshing, Great acting, Ambitious, Clever, Absorbing

See it if Want to see plays by & about the Asian-American experience, enjoy mysteries about one’s background,

Don't see it if Not interested in Asian-American takes told in a noir style or stories about trying to find one’s roots, open ended plots

In noirish mystery, son tries to solve "cold case" involving murder of his father; raymond chandler has little to worry about

See it if interesting aesthetic as story channels pulpy detective novels & video screens evoke film noir; humor leavens; solid cast

Don't see it if takes implausible left turn at end; ultimately w/o crisp plotting or deep insights into behavior of son/family, lets you down Read more

Critic Reviews (9)

"‘The Headlands’ Nods to San Francisco Noir: A cold case. An amateur sleuth. A new clue. But sometimes the murder isn’t the real mystery."
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3/5 Stars "Taking his time as the plot unravels, Adams elicits believable performances from the entire cast...Considering the intense nature of the story, it’s strange how rarely it stirs the pulse. Intellectually stimulating but emotionally distant, it lands in your head but goes no further."
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"Men to Watch in 'Cambodian Rock Band', 'Blues for an Alabama Sky,' and 'The Headlands'"
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"'The Headlands' Blends Film Noir, Crime Thriller, and Family Drama: An amateur sleuth sets out to solve his father's murder mystery in Christopher Chen's new play at LCT3."
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"Christopher Chen's Detective Drama 'THE HEADLANDS' Unravels a Family Mystery"
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"A noirish and inventive mix of gradually darkening humor, family drama, and the vicissitudes of memory."
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3/5 Stars. "Christopher Chen raises provocative stakes in this complicated family history, but with unengaging characters"
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Score: 95%. "A clever enticing tale told in such a beguiling way that if you like plays that tell a good story, this is for you."
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"More than a murder mystery. It's as much a contemplation of perception and memory and family dynamics, of grief and love and longing, and the cost of not fitting in…a design that sets the right tone of mystery and precisely fits the snug space"
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