Last Tree in Jerusalem / A Page of Talmud NYC Reviews and Tickets

72%

(15 Ratings)

Positive

73%

Mixed

20%

Negative

Members say

Intelligent, Absorbing, Ambitious, Clever, Intense

About the Show

Dani Horowitz’s interrelated plays present Jewish stories which examine the cost of humiliation and explore what it means to be a member of a community, to be a leader, to have moral courage, and to resist.

From the show:

Riven by internal strife, ecological disaster, and interference from foreign powers, can society survive? Set nearly two millennia ago but still resonant today, acclaimed Israeli playwright Dani Horowitz’s interrelated plays Last Tree in Jerusalem (world premiere translation) and A Page of Talmud tell the seminal Talmudic stories “Kamtza and Bar Kamtza” and “The Oven of Achnai.” These timely Jewish stories examine the cost of humiliation and explore what it means to be a member of a community, to be a leader, to have moral courage, and to resist.

Show-Score Member Reviews (15)

Intelligent, Entertaining, Delightful, Clever, Absorbing

See it if You enjoy very clever and original story telling,

Don't see it if You want a linear play.

Intelligent, Intense, Absorbing

See it if This play relates Talmudic texts in a theatrical setting. The acting is good and the performance is engaging

Don't see it if You don.t want heavy material. The themes are intense

Relevant, Work-in-progress, Thought-provoking, Resonant, Ambitious

See it if you feel that history can teach us much about the present, you enjoy plays that bring sacred text to life, you admire experimental theater.

Don't see it if you want a fully-realized, linear narrative, you have no interest or context for stories from the Talmud. Read more

Cerebral, Quirky, Great acting

See it if into creative storytelling of ancient Jewish tales

Don't see it if not in a cerebral mood Read more

Some great, some meh acting, Thematic, A bit unpolished, Repetitive, Intelligent

See it if you care about the topic or Jewish themes

Don't see it if you expect a large polished production

Intense, Epic, Ambitious, Intelligent, Great acting

See it if You’re familiar with reading the Talmud

Don't see it if You’re Unfamiliar with the Bible or Bored with biblical tails

Intelligent, Clever, Ambitious

See it if An interesting, if not whole successful, attempt to “bring to life” some of the most memorable pages of Talmud

Don't see it if Errs in the side of illustrative story telling

Disappointing, Intelligent, Thought-provoking

See it if You enjoy Talmudic stories told in original ways

Don't see it if You aren’t interested in biblical or Talmudic stories or minimalist productions Read more

Trailer

Creative team

Theaterlab

Producer

24/6 A Jewish Theater Company