Danny and the Deep Blue Sea NYC Reviews and Tickets

85%

(14 Reviews)

Positive

93%

Mixed

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Members say

Great acting, Intense, Absorbing, Great writing, Relevant

About the Show

Theater for the New City presents John Patrick Shanley's classic play about an angry man and a shame-filled woman whose emotions clash to reveal the core of what makes us all human.

Two damaged people, so beaten up by life they are unable to express their own desperation, meet in a desolate bar. He is so filled with anger that his only respite from a rage he cannot understand is to lash out wildly with his fists. She is so eaten up inside by a secret shame she fears to share with anyone that she can find no rest and no escape from herself. These two incendiary, self-destructive natures meet and collide, banging up against one another. Will it be fusion or fission? Will the night end in love or death? Both characters probe within themselves to find an exorcism and forgiveness that, while painfully achieved, offers the hope of a future touched with more than the bitterness and loneliness that had been their lot before their fateful meeting.

Member Reviews (14)

Great acting, Funny, Edgy, Fluffy, Overrated

See it if The acting saves this show. The plot was fair at best. Nice small theater to see the show. If your an aspiring actor, see it. 2 good actors.

Don't see it if If you want a real good plot or a story that is believable. Fast past action throughout.

Lack of nuance made it impossible for me to care when most needed, Brutal, Unrelenting, Improbable

See it if You want to see an assaulting two-hander of damaged people seeking redemption love from another rather than inside. Improbable "sins".

Don't see it if The premise of a child sexually molesting her parent seems incredulous. Read more

Critic Reviews (2)

September 25th, 2015

Eleanor J. Bader

"This taut, riveting, and well-acted drama brings two psychologically fragile people together for a night of romance and danger...This character-driven drama underscores the power of humans to comfort one another, however clumsily. And while there’s plenty of grit in this compelling drama, there’s also tenderness and beauty. All told, 'Danny and the Deep Blue Sea' is a well-performed look at lust, love, and human possibility. It’s a top-notch revival."
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September 25th, 2015

Yvonne Korshak

"Together these outstanding actors, working with Moira’s deeply understanding direction, create a world. I didn’t want to leave that world when it was over, and I’ll never forget it. 'Danny and the Deep Blue Sea' plays in a little theater as off- off- Broadway as you can get and you can’t find better theater anywhere."
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