The Thin Place
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The Thin Place
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The Thin Place NYC Reviews and Tickets

79%
(118 Ratings)
Positive
83%
Mixed
15%
Negative
2%
Members say
Absorbing, Great acting, Thought-provoking, Slow, Clever

About the Show

Playwright Lucas Hnath returns returns to Playwrights Horizons with a story about a friendship between two women—one who’s recently experienced a strange loss, and another who communicates with the dead.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (118)

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56 Reviews | 33 Followers
93
Scary, Clever, Absorbing

See it if You like ghost stories, especially ones that are all in telling, rather than the effects. The cast is marvelous.

Don't see it if You don't like to be scared, or you like topical, "substantive" plays. This is more evocative and thrilling (literally) than it is meaty

99 Reviews | 44 Followers
92
A minimalist take on the ghost story, incredibly simple but chillingly effective.

See it if you're a Lucas Hnath fan and are eager to see his take on the ghost story genre.

Don't see it if your stunted imagination needs high production values in order to enjoy a play. Read more

65 Reviews | 11 Followers
90
Thought-provoking, Great staging, Clever, Absorbing, Hnath at his best

See it if you like intellectual loop-de-loops that are the hallmark of Hnath's early and best work, you like questioning the truth, and spooky stuff

Don't see it if you don't like really exploring the reaches of imagination

148 Reviews | 13 Followers
90
Riveting, Intense, Clever, Great acting, Dizzying

See it if A fresh modern ghost story - intricate, scary and dizzying. Terrific acting and clever design

Don't see it if don't like no action plays

262 Reviews | 57 Followers
90
Ambitious, Profound, Great acting, Intense, Edgy

See it if you like a surprise and aren't afraid to confront the afterlife (or what may be the afterlife).

Don't see it if you are easily spooked or are not a fan of being talked at during a show.

203 Reviews | 44 Followers
90
Spooky, Slow, Intense, Funny

See it if You're a fan of Lucas Hnath's work and appreciate the slow-roll of his plays.

Don't see it if You want a deep, involved plot, big flashy sets, or fancy costumes. This is all about the story. Read more

122 Reviews | 25 Followers
90
Masterful, Great acting, Refreshing, Riveting, Quirky

See it if A drama full of hairpin turns and stage manipulation to make dramatic points about how we form beliefs would interest you.

Don't see it if Not having pat answers about the supernatural or even the truthfulness of the characters would bother you. Read more

186 Reviews | 25 Followers
90
Great writing, Thought-provoking, Intelligent, Absorbing

See it if You like intelligent conversation

Don't see it if You dislike ghost stories

Critic Reviews (18)

The New York Times
December 12th, 2019

CRITIC’S PICK. "Death Is a Two-Way Door in ‘The Thin Place’: Lucas Hnath’s cunning new ghost story, about a psychic and her client, is a twisty yarn that won’t unravel."
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Time Out New York
December 12th, 2019

4/5 Stars. "For most of its 90 or so minutes, Hnath’s perceptive play suggests a cross between David Mamet’s 'The Shawl'...and Wallace Shawn’s 'Aunt Dan and Lemon'...But the final part...plunges us into different waters. We emerge, shaken, with a heightened sense of the darkness around us and of how much of the world we fill in for ourselves."
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New York Magazine / Vulture
December 12th, 2019

"Lucas Hnath’s 'The Thin Place' Is a Horror Drama that You Think You’ll Forget, Then Won’t"
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Variety
December 13th, 2019

"The writer of 'A Doll’s House, Part 2' tells a ghost story wrapped in an existential enigma."
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The Hollywood Reporter
December 12th, 2019

"The new experimental drama by 'A Doll's House, Part 2' and 'Hillary and Clinton' playwright Lucas Hnath concerns the fateful friendship between a young woman who's recently experienced a loss and a professional medium."
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The Observer
December 12th, 2019

"'The Thin Place' is a welcome return of Hnath the creepy fabulist, the haunted magician who revels in the uncanny and liminal."
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Theatermania
December 12th, 2019

"'The Thin Place' Plays Scary Games With Your Suspension of Disbelief: Lucas Hnath's new play debunks communication with the afterlife…or does it?"
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Lighting & Sound America
December 13th, 2019

"Ever since seeing it, I've been going back and forth: 'Is The Thin Place' a serious consideration of the immaterial? Or an expertly designed spookhouse? I can't say. Then again, I'm still thinking about."
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