The Light Years
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The Light Years
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The Light Years NYC Reviews and Tickets

61%
(161 Ratings)
Positive
42%
Mixed
34%
Negative
24%
Members say
Disappointing, Ambitious, Slow, Confusing, Quirky

About the Show

Playwrights Horizons presents the world premiere of The Debate Society's whimsical drama about a theatrical impresario whose daring imagination has life-changing consequences.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (161)

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50 Reviews | 19 Followers
47
Banal, Cliched, Confusing, Disappointing

See it if you feel you must use your subscription to Playwrights

Don't see it if you have other things to do. Read more

105 Reviews | 58 Followers
46
Slow, Goes nowhere, Did i mention it's slow?

See it if Can't think of many reasons to see it. Premise had promise, but poorly executed. Underused actors. So slow I checked the time 5x in 105-min.

Don't see it if .. Don't see it unless you want to support the cast/crew, who do the best they can. Read more

399 Reviews | 205 Followers
46
Disappointing, Excruciating, Slow, Boring, Pointless

See it if The set was pretty. There were a couple of funny moments. The plot was certainly original.

Don't see it if I started looking at my watch at 8:40. There was no coherent plot or point. I didn't care about any of these characters.

60 Reviews | 21 Followers
40
Disappointing, Cliched, Banal, Funny, Fluffy

See it if you must see everything. Funny for all the wrong reasons.

Don't see it if you are looking for something substantive in a show. This show was very drawn-out and cliched.

244 Reviews | 71 Followers
38
Ambitious, Cliched, Disappointing, Quirky, Slow

See it if you enjoy plays that throw a bunch of stuff at the wall, hoping something will stick.

Don't see it if you prefer plays that are lean and focused

135 Reviews | 37 Followers
38
Banal, Disappointing, Excruciating, Insipid, Slow

See it if oof, this was... not good. almost two hours, no intermission, no plot, odd direction, trying to be clever, just didn't hit the mark.

Don't see it if I really wanted to like this, but it was so convinced of its own genius; I rolled my eyes & checked my watch multiple times. I'd skip this.

812 Reviews | 132 Followers
36
Ambitious, Confusing, Disappointing

See it if you wish to be very confused. I wanted to like this show but I just couldn't understand it. Great set, great disappointment.

Don't see it if you want to understand what the plot was about. Ask others who did see it before you go. Maybe they understood it.

175 Reviews | 30 Followers
30
Banal, Disappointing, Excruciating, Insipid, Slow

See it if you are interested in the Chicago World's Fair. You won't learn much.

Don't see it if you expect a plot or to be entertained. This is a very slow show that seemed like it would never end.

Critic Reviews (31)