Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (28)
See it if you want to not miss Potomac Theatre Company's annual & indispensable stint in NYC. Stoppard's one-acts are an enervating delight here ...
Don't see it if amidst all the pleasure you don't want to think a bit ... or if Tom Stoppard has consistently proven to be an adversary to you. Read more
See it if You like Stoppard. You like wordplay. You like Shakespeare revisited.
Don't see it if You are easily confused or can’t pay attention to difficult word games. You want something straightforward and easy to follow. Read more
See it if Dogg's Hamlet delightful, uniformly excellent cast plus Stoppard. The 2nd Act not quite so much fun, but the detective is deadpan perfect.
Don't see it if You dont like Stoppard. You dont like having to interpret a "foreign" language. You dont like your Shakespeare with a twist. Read more
See it if Super clever and entertaining, polished and astonishingly good acting, thoughtful and provocative plot. Just super!
Don't see it if Doubles with another play-- complex --you can't sleep through this-- provocative and entertaining, funny and powerful. Just so good.
See it if you like Stoppard or Shakespeare or bending the classics to new ends or the idea of striking a blow for human freedom.
Don't see it if you're not prepared to pay full attention: A few different realms clash, meld & morph & the rules change & you must be there to catch it all Read more
See it if if you love language, Shakespeare and Stoppard
Don't see it if you know nothing of Hamlet and Macbeth. The plays rely on minimal literacy with the two plays.
See it if You enjoy the absurdity of Tom Stoppard. These two plays require attention and focus but the rewards are plentiful.
Don't see it if You don’t like one act plays or being challenged. You prefer straightforward adaptations of Shakespeare.
See it if u want to see early Stoppard at his zaniest & typically subversive best in an expertly directed & well-performed pair of rebellious farces.
Don't see it if you aren't at least moderately familiar with Hamlet & Macbeth; you aren't willing to put in a little effort to follow a new language (Dogg). Read more
Critic Reviews (5)
★★★★ "PTP/NYC's 13th New York season comprises a pair of productions that reflect the company's commitment to major international playwrights..."
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"Stoppard's word fun with Shakespeare and subversion in 'DOGG'S HAMLET, CAHOOT'S MACBETH' at Potomac Theater Project"
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"Two 40-year-old playlets are linked by an overlapping character and a made-up lingo."
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"…this exuberant revival of Stoppard’s 1979 two one-act plays cheekily satirize the theater and political oppression. He ingeniously appropriates Shakespeare for his own ingenious purposes. The magnetic ensemble all achieve zesty characterizations in their various roles."
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"The cast brings great commitment and energy…the action is very physical and if you find yourself growing tired of the wordplay, you'll still find the staging satisfying...But your enjoyment will be enhanced if you Google underground theatre in Czechoslovakia."
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