Angry Young Man NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (45)
See it if You want to see an entertaining show that deals with a serious matter in a very quirky and " light " way. They 4 actors are quite delightful
Don't see it if You expect a show with a very easy to follow plot. It is ( at times ) confusing and it doesn't help that the actors constantly switch roles
See it if you want a madcap show. The actors switching characters continually can be amusing. The show's air of levity is fun.
Don't see it if don't like mild slapstick humor and campy shows. The foreign accents can wear thin after a while. The plot can be a little hard to follow.
See it if you don't need to see a clear, linear show
Don't see it if you don't like that the four actors switch in and out of each character
See it if you like a show that has one character played by 4 different people besides playing other characters & are interested in an immigrant story.
Don't see it if you don't enjoy slapstick type humor that is confusing and hard to follow with a story that is hard to follow and characters that are boring
See it if You want to support theater regardless of the quality of the material. The cast tried hard to overcome a mediocre script & lackluster songs.
Don't see it if You want to see a show only if your friends in it.
See it if you would like to see a relevant and uniquely staged comedy on immigration
Don't see it if you prefer more serious or composed theatre
See it if you like clever staging, creative use of the set and props, and good storytelling.
Don't see it if you don't like clever staging, creative use of the set and props, or good storytelling.
See it if you want to see young actors in a great ensemble production. good entertainment. good way to see up and coming young actors.
Don't see it if you are looking for a long play. this play is from 2006 but the themes are relevant today. if you don't like off or off off broadway shows
Critic Reviews (12)
"Skip this review, and go buy a ticket to the funniest show in New York. Nothing I can write here is as entertaining as Ben Woolf’s script delivered by the four brilliant clowns/comedians/comic actors in the ensemble under the direction of Stephen Hamilton...Rarely does a comedy live and die by its choreography, but the precision of the comedic movements came straight out of Keystone Studios."
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“An entertaining little gem….A superb cast meticulously helmed by Stephen Hamilton keeps the fast-paced farce moving at a deliciously brisk pace for 75 minutes as madcap indignities are unrelentingly thrust upon Yusuf. The gifted ensemble of four…seamlessly switch roles and accents with comic panache playing broad physical comedy that never becomes dull under Stephen Hamilton’s clever guidance."
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"Through Yusuf’s difficult and hilarious encounters with other characters, we learn some uncomfortable truths about how people can view immigration...Besides the sharp and inventive script, the chief reason that the show works so well is that the cast works so well together. The actors’ athletic and graceful movements are expertly choreographed and coordinated. The relatively short show moves quickly because of the dynamic performances of all four cast members."
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"Funny...Yet as indignities continue to pile up, it becomes clear that 'Angry Young Man' isn’t sure how it feels about Yusuf or other immigrants like him. The desire for a better life is a constant, but even Yusuf is played broadly...The constant humiliations are mined for cheap laughs as opposed to legitimate pathos...It is not until the final moments that anything like a genuine, human moment occurs...Nonetheless it proves entertaining enough, just topical enough, to remain endearing."
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