A Doll's House NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (46)
See it if classic theatre done well
Don't see it if if you are looking for something new
See it if ready to have the acting blow your socks off
Don't see it if your a misogynist with a short attention spand
See it if you liked Next to Normal, you are intrigued by gender issues, you want to see a very good production of a play you read in high school
Don't see it if you need something shorter, you don't like period pieces
See it if you have never seen this classic play before and if you want to see some top notch acting with a thought provoking story.
Don't see it if you want big sets or are not into plays that make you think.
See it if you like a good cast including supporting players delivering strong performances, Henrik Ibsen, or compelling female characters.
Don't see it if you're in the mood for something light & fluffy, or you don't like Ibsen. This is a good, solid version of A Doll's House
See it if unconventional performances, intimate theater setting and intelligent direction of this Ibsen classic appeals.
Don't see it if you've seen the play too many times, are sick of Feminist heroines, would prefer Matilda to this 19th-century drama.
See it if you want to see a very faithful interpretation of one of the most important works of Modern Drama. It's a very good but very safe production
Don't see it if you hope for anything new, edgy or original from Ibsen's controversial (in its time) masterwork about the "New Woman".
See it if u can go last minute, it's everything u heard and more, even without original cast
Don't see it if only if you don't have the time, otherwise a must not miss.
Critic Reviews (18)
"An outstanding production...A strong cast carries the play...In 'A Doll’s House,' the effervescent Maggie Lacey plays the youthful, charming Nora, adopting a coquettish air whenever she wants something from her husband, Torvald (the marvelous John Douglas Thompson)."
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"‘The Father’ and ‘A Doll’s House’ are always worth revisiting, and the idea of pairing these two modern classics about marriage is commendable. For all their flaws, the productions are consistently viewable and smoothly done. They're accessible and thoughtful but—aside from the magnetic Thompson—neither is particularly memorable; perhaps, in fact, that's somewhat to their credit."
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"If the plot is riveting, the acting is the lynchpin to a good production. And, fortunately, the acting ensemble here is a strong one…Thompson really displays his virtuosity at the eleventh hour. Maggie Lacey, in the pivotal part of Nora, has the necessary range too, gradually evolving from the doll-like wife to the determined woman who insists on her independence…Arbus does a double slam-dunk by staging these two 19th-century works in rotation...This theatrical event is a must-see."
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"TFANA presents the two works in repertory to great effect…Seeing both together makes it easy to understand why 'A Doll’s House' is the more frequently performed work...Thompson gives a standout performance here, playing Thorwald as self-absorbed and unsympathetic, but never truly evil...Lacey plays Nora to perfection…Arin Arbus’s direction works well here, especially in terms of building the tension of who will be found ultimately in the wrong…Very well done indeed."
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"The thrill, the shock, the surprise, the horror, the recognition, and the sorrow are ignited by the masterful and astounding performances by Maggie Lacey and John Douglas Thompson. They each craft characters of intense complexity, which had me holding my breath, wiping away tears, and screaming loudly at them in my head...I am in awe of Lacey's monumental achievements with these two characters. Thompson’s performance broke my thesaurus."
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"Lacey plays Nora as housewifely but she misses some of the inherent spine Nora has already displayed…The final scene is powerful here because this man loves Nora. He does not have time to respond to her offer of a real marriage before she exits their home…Often productions wilt at the end as Nora gains in strength and Torvald simply slides away. Not in this production...Thompson is one of our great actors and it is a treat to see him."
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"Gripping and resonant...A feeling of suffocation permeates 'A Doll’s House'...Lacey seems more comfortable with the flutteringly nervous Nora than she does as the calmly composed Laura, but Douglas is perhaps a bit too subdued in Torvald’s moral righteousness and superiority...Especially affecting are how the conclusions of plays are staged, with scenes that are both haunting and damning of the characters and offer new perspectives that blur the lines of good and evil."
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"Thompson’s Thorwald is all stuffy respectability, with a springy-legged half crouch that simultaneously suggests readiness for action and due deference to the system at large...Thompson’s intrinsic dignity as an actor though seems to keep him from ever being quite fully stripped bare emotionally, which blunts the power of the ending a bit...This is modern domestic drama of the highest caliber, played exceptionally well, and presented in a program that will leave you discussing it for days."
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