Idiot NYC Reviews and Tickets

58%
(77 Ratings)
Positive
32%
Mixed
39%
Negative
29%
Members say
Confusing, Quirky, Ambitious, Great staging, Disappointing

About the Show

Robert Lyons' new play is inspired by Dostoyevsky's novel of the same name, and staged by HERE artistic director Kristin Marting.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (77)

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52 Reviews | 30 Followers
58
Banal, Cliched, Fluffy, Indulgent, Quirky

See it if you just like anything multimedia. Daniel Kublick gets at a touching character.

Don't see it if uneven acting, having to turn around all the time or being a part of the stage setting is a turn off. Or if Dostoyevsky is sacred to you.

112 Reviews | 56 Followers
58
Confusing, Quirky, Slow, Ambitious

See it if You would like to see young actors tackle Russian literature with awkward 20th century sensibility.

Don't see it if You would not enjoy being part of the staging or too close to the actors.

155 Reviews | 46 Followers
55
Ambitious, Confusing, Excruciating

See it if You like glitzy effects that don't move the story (what story) and you know the Idiot

Don't see it if If you don't know the Idiot and you hate uncomfortable seats

125 Reviews | 36 Followers
50
Disappointing, Indulgent, Slow, Quirky

See it if You like immersive theater and "artistic" theater of the absurd. Overly unnecessary technical production.

Don't see it if You don't like immersive staging, and if you prefer a story and script to propel the production rather than technology and overcomplications

148 Reviews | 36 Followers
50
Banal, Confusing, Disappointing, Great staging, Too long

See it if you love Dostoevsky

Don't see it if if you like exciting theater. The actors are talented but the presentation is confusing and too long

153 Reviews | 42 Followers
50
Confusing, Great staging, Slow, Banal, Original

See it if U want to check U.S. interpretation of Dostoyevsky and want to hear song of Russian pop-star named Yolka (translated - Spruce).

Don't see it if U're afraid of something new and experimental

461 Reviews | 98 Followers
50
Confusing, Quirky, Original, Excruciating, Great staging

See it if You are a fan of Experimental theater with interesting media components and you don't mind a loose weave story.

Don't see it if You like straight forward stories without odd dance/song breaks. Or if you don't like being confused, or on purpose over the top acting

108 Reviews | 27 Followers
49
Slight, Condensed, Tangential, Unformed

See it if Would enjoy performance art/unusual staging aspects despite unconvincing integration, for Daniel Kublick's warmly eccentric performance

Don't see it if Looking for coherent, faithful, or profound use of source material, suspect "experimental" is a byword for pretension

Critic Reviews (11)