Kiss It, Make it Better NYC Reviews and Tickets

58%

(31 Ratings)

Positive

23%

Mixed

55%

Negative

22%

Members say

Confusing, Intense, Slow, Disappointing, Indulgent

About the Show

Theatre 4the People presents a new coming-of-age story about a damaged boy and girl who run away to create their own sort of Neverland in a crumbling fairground.

Erika Phoebus' play explores love, trauma, adolescence, and the need for a shared language to process and heal. It deals with sexual violence, PTSD, and most prominently, the long-lasting effects of ignorance, silence, and shame. It's a look into an unconventional kind of love that may feel more familiar than we expect.

Show-Score Member Reviews (31)

Confusing, Disappointing, Dizzying, Original, Slow

See it if You have the patience to figure out what is going on

Don't see it if You like to understand the story as it is being played out

Banal, Disappointing, Excruciating

See it if See it if... Hmmmmmm... Not sure...

Don't see it if you don't like very slow moving and boring shows...

Slow, Quirky, Well-intentioned

See it if you're interested in seeing a fractured coming-of-age story

Don't see it if you're expecting strong writing and acting

Banal, Confusing, Cliched

See it if you are eager to see a confusing, repetitive, dull, boy-girl story

Don't see it if you have anything better to do

Cliched, The constantly moving scenery/scaffolding was very distracting--drove me crazy--left at intermission

See it if you like constant running around

Don't see it if sound and fury signifying nothing isn't for you

Confusing, Edgy, Indulgent, Slow, Intense

See it if You're partial to shows about serious issues and their consequences.

Don't see it if You have a low tolerance for oblique, confusing and slow moving drama.

Ambitious, Confusing, Cliched, Slow, Disjointed

See it if You want to support a young cast doing theatre with purpose. Strong, purposeful themes of coping with sexual assault. Strong lead chemistry.

Don't see it if It just had WAY too many little problems I wanted to fix. Set turning was monotonous, the plot structure needs a lot of work. Slow paced!

Cliched, Mumblecore, Excruciating, Indulgent, Unoriginal

See it if you want a quirky indie YA approach to mental illness and sexual assault. A retrograde neurotic male lead from an 80's-90's teen movie.

Don't see it if sudden loud noises (e.g. shouting & banging around the set) bother you. 2h45min is too long for you. You like specific, meaningful dialogue.

Critic Reviews (4)

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