Benghazi - Bergen-Belsen NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (20)
See it if You enjoy profound dramas of individuals caught up in historic events and appreciate multilingual/multicultural storytelling.
Don't see it if You are uncomfortable with not understanding every word of the dialogue and prefer happy endings.
See it if you want gorgeous staging, lighting and a beautifully composed sound-score, with a strong ensemble cast, evocative images that stick
Don't see it if many languages & an onstage translator bug you, it can be disorienting in a good way, but not for everyone, dark but not brutal or gruesome
See it if you want an interesting and innovative experience
Don't see it if have a problem with foreign languages in a show
See it if You want to see a play about a family and what happens when they become prisoners. You want to see a great play with some powerful actors
Don't see it if You are not interested in historical plays. You don't want to see a great play. Read more
See it if you like real drama on unfamiliar subject with great staging & masterly lighting.An hour long performance which requires great concentration
Don't see it if do not care for stage smoke.
See it if you like to learn about history
Don't see it if you don't like learning about history
See it if you want a serious, moving show about violence & human cruelty. It's performed in four languages; the live translator blends in seamlessly.
Don't see it if you dislike low production values and minimal sets, or if you have difficulty with plays in translation. Also, the quality of acting varies.
See it if Should be titled A Family's Descent into Hell, masterful telling of Nazi persecution, will leave you crying, a must see for all to learn!
Don't see it if True to life terrifying dramatizations upset/depress you, you prefer the "big" stage feeling
Critic Reviews (2)
“‘Benghazi Bergen-Belsen’ takes on some of the heaviest possible topics with a delicate balance, simultaneously poetic and devastating…The scenes between Silvana and Rebecca are breathtaking…Butcher and Azrielant, both admirable performers, pull the audience's heart strings with their vulnerability and courage…The deeply personal tale of a young woman's Holocaust journey will leave you enthralled with the beauty of the survivors' love, their strength, and their unsurmountable pain."
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"The play is well constructed and staged, though at times the direction by Michal Gamily is a bit amateurish, but overall it was well executed thanks to the touching performance of Lilly Leah Azrielant as Rebecca and Mohammad Bakri as Rebecca’s Father...Lahav Timor’s take is powerful and very well articulated. The play manages to grasp your full attention, until the very end. Unfortunately the show resolves in the last five minutes and this feels a bit chaotic."
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