See it if You like theatre that confuses, surprises, and delivers a thought provoking premise. Are patient and let things unfold in 75 minutes.
Don't see it if Need a straightforward story told in a traditional manner. Read more
See it if The palindromic drama-like the title-goes forwards&backwards.A strong Belgian cast+ a stunning set,light,video&sound designs all add up 2 a*
Don't see it if U r not x experimental theatre. You don't want to ask yourself, "What on earth have we done to Mother Earth?" Read more
See it if you like clever theatrical experiences that have something to say and are also saying it in a unique artistic way. Entertaining & memorable!
Don't see it if you are easily confused (first 30 minutes or so are a little baffling, but just go with it and stick around), the show can be a tad tedious.
See it if you are open to experimental theater that leans on a well executed concept moreso than traditional narrative structures
Don't see it if you don’t have the patience for something that could be very opaque for a sizeable chunk of its runtime Read more
See it if you want to see a unique performance, technically incredibly staged and acted, about the environment
Don't see it if you aren’t wowed by the show’s palindrome technique, or prefer musicals, comedies, or complex stories Read more
See it if into an allegory about humanity abusing the earth. Biblical references and technological trickery. Visually engaging and unique.
Don't see it if sensitive to pretentiousness. Read more
See it if You want to see something new and experimental that has a positive message.
Don't see it if you don't like chewing sounds. You don't like experimental theater.
See it if like new cutting edge live theater techniques such as reverse motion!
Don't see it if you are expecting lots of dialogue, this is more of a visual play that cuts to the core of our varied emotions on the saving the environment
“ 'Are we not drawn' is a parable of disaster, but run the tape backward and it instead promises repair. Paradise, it suggests, can be regained.”
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"I was mildly charmed but felt like I was clearly missing something."
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an odd if impressively-executed exercise.,, In the second half, everybody and everything goes backwards… The man who cracked the pot puts it back together, the woman uneats the apple, etc. The reversal is meticulous, clever, at times visually spectacular…. but the set-up for it doesn’t always flow. I won’t call it tedious, but at times I was sorry I wasn’t home watching the votes for Speaker of the House.
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