Knock It Off!: A Farce NYC Reviews and Tickets

81%

(11 Ratings)

Positive

82%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Entertaining, Great acting, Funny, Clever, Great writing

About the Show

What do you get when you combine a corrupt gynecologist, plastic surgery look-a-likes, a flighty receptionist, a forgetful Holocaust survivor, and many more absurd characters? You get "Knock It Off: A Farce!"

It is January 23, 1973. Dr. Thomas Katz, a flat broke gynecologist, has been performing “illegal” procedures in his office to make ends meet. Petrified of losing his dwindling patient base with the upcoming Supreme Court decision he is forced to lease out two offices in his practice. One to a pair of plastic surgeons and the other to a dentist. What he doesn’t know is that one of the plastic surgeons is Marcia, his ex-wife and the dentist is his long-time mistress, Deidre. Deidre looks exactly like Marcia after undergoing plastic surgery. (Unbeknownst to her!) Marcia wants her alimony; Deidre wants to find her long-lost child. Both are expecting financial help from Thomas, who is dead broke. Enter Budd, Thomas and Marcia’s son, who arrives to ask his father to pay for a wedding to marry Bernadette, a pro-life activist. Terrified his girlfriend may discover his father’s controversial occupation he does whatever it takes to keep her from his father.

Show-Score Member Reviews (11)

100

Hilarious, Great writing, Entertaining, Funny, Clever

See it if You want a show that will have you laughing non stop, with a great cast and much slapstick.

Don't see it if Hilarious theatre is not your thing, if you're not a fan of the 70's, if you're offended by the theme of abortion. Or just offend easily. Read more

Refreshing, Great acting, Funny, Clever

See it if You enjoy farce and need some laughs these days.

Don't see it if If you tend to be a stick in the mud.

Raunchy, Puerile, Great writing, Great staging, Great acting

See it if Puerile madcap slamming-door sex romp that sustains the zany through the two-plus hrs. Gyno dr.'s waiting room supports plot.Big Film Star.

Don't see it if The puerile madcap slamming-door sex romp peters out on the zany after two-plus hrs. Holocaust humour. Plot is too complicated. Meta. TFTNC. Read more

Extreme farce - well played., Quirky, Dizzying, Entertaining

See it if Strong performers in a funny, funny farce of the classic style, slamming doors, mistaken identities, sexiness interests you. :)

Don't see it if You want seriousness and no laughs. ;(

Dizzying, Great staging, Funny

See it if you like slamming door farces

Don't see it if you don't like frenzied action Read more

Hit and miss, Overrated, Cliched, Clever

See it if you like very silly plays and aren't easily offended.

Don't see it if you want a consistently funny show. Read more

Raunchy, Overrated, Excruciating, Dated, Banal

See it if have 2 hours to waste. I have never left a show before, and me and my friends left at intermission. All of us hated it, not even one joke.

Don't see it if just don't. I can't understand how anyone could have enjoyed this show. Was over acted, bad writing, just plain dumb. Waste of time. Read more

100

Edgy, Great acting, Funny, Entertaining, Clever

See it if You laugh at offensive things. Have a twisted sense of humor. Love Carol Burnette.

Don't see it if You are easily offended.

Trailer

Creative team

Theater for the New City

Producer

Peter Zachari

Writer / Director