The Unexpected Guest NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (3)
See it if You just want to see a delightful show that offers intrigue, mystery, humor, and great acting.
Don't see it if You prefer shows with deep meaning and don't like small theaters that are off the beaten track. Read more
See it if you enjoy an Agatha Christie whodunit, an old style murder mystery with a splash of humor
Don't see it if you want a more modern style murder mystery or aren't an Agatha Christie fan Read more
See it if You enjoy whodunnits
Don't see it if You don't enjoy straight plays
Critic Reviews (3)
"Ms. Christie’s whodunit doesn’t aim very high, especially where the title character is concerned. Emerging from the fog shortly after the murder, he is a conveniently fresh audience for old household secrets. Victoria Rauch-Lichterman’s production, at the Clurman Theater at Theater Row, is a patchy affair, unable to sustain suspense or tone."
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"Theater-goers would do well to curl up in their seats, relax and enjoy... This is a thoroughly satisfying play... The actors don’t always project so the whole house hears them."
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"A detailed plan is contrived in an attempt to take the onus off Laura, who Michael admires and aspires to help. We’re not quite sure why he’s so quick to defend her, unless his seeming lust ultimately gets the better of him, but the plot jumps off from there. The long and detailed set-up at times grows wearisome in Act I, but in Act II, you are riveted to your seat attempting to figure out the 'who done it...What an inspired production of a classic Christie caper."
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