Caligula NYC Reviews and Tickets

61%

(10 Reviews)

Positive

40%

Mixed

40%

Negative

20%

Members say

Slow, Ambitious, Thought-provoking, Entertaining, Dizzying

About the Show

Medicine Show Theatre presents Albert Camus's provocative classic about the mad Roman Emperor, in a new translation.

Member Reviews (10)

Ambitious, Banal, Quirky, Slow, Fluffy

See it if You want a simple set some good parts to it. Shows that deal with History.

Don't see it if If you want a multi stage production. A musical. Something on Broadway.

Philosophical, Thought-provoking, Witty, Smart, Theatrical

See it if you want to see a strong production of the best original play written by an important writer-philosopher of the mid-20th century.

Don't see it if you don't like to think in the theater, or you have an aversion to low-budget productions. Read more

Minimal semblance of a director's input or design, Few very strong supporting performances, Interesting opposite-gender casting, Philosophical / atypical yet riveting & intense, Intelligent / wordy & beautifully written (translated)

See it if you're interested in experiencing a slightly different Caligula story, other than the incest, pedophilia & madness we often hear/read about.

Don't see it if you expect a masterful production w/thoughtful design of any kind. If you've been to MST, you already know it's worn down & falling apart. Read more

Excruciating, Slow, Dated, Intelligent, Thought-provoking

See it if You are curious, as was I, to see a play by Albert Camus, the French writer and philosopher.

Don't see it if A clue to your enjoyment of the play resides in the information though written in 1938 it was not seen until 1944 perhaps because its main Read more

Ambitious, timely, earnest

See it if you want to take a chance on a small theater & a very interesting early play by Camus, with eerie parallels to today’s political climate.

Don't see it if you insist on seeing only highly polished productions. Read more

Ambitious, Dizzying, Resonant, Slow, Thought-provoking

See it if If you like history and in this Trumpian time there seems to be parallels between this Roman Emperor and our current POTUS.

Don't see it if You are turned off by dictators and crazy, maniacal leaders.

Ambitious, Slow, Too long

See it if you're a sucker for partially exposed beautiful male bodies.

Don't see it if you need a bit more than a few deep thoughts sprinkled in here and there to go with your beautiful male bodies.

Entertaining, Ambitious, Thought-provoking, Great writing, Edgy

See it if you want to hear a great new translation that is full of potential.

Don't see it if you do not know anything at all about this classic as I feel a lot gets lost.

Critic Reviews (1)

"Under the direction of Dempsey, the play is brought to life is brought to life in a manner that is both minimalistic while still highly theatrical, emphasizing the dramatic performances of these characters over set and lighting design...Some scenes in the play drag on, at times, and not all of the humor seemed to land with audiences...If there’s anything about the production that stands out, it’s the dark and bloody climax of the play, which was performed and directed flawlessly."
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