May Violets Spring NYC Reviews and Tickets

75%

(36 Ratings)

Positive

78%

Mixed

17%

Negative

Members say

Ambitious, Clever, Intelligent, Great writing, Great acting

About the Show

Turn to Flesh Productions presents a retelling of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' from Ophelia's point of view.

'May Violets Spring' combines Shakespeare's original 'Hamlet' text with Parenti's new verse to reexamine the famous story with a focus on Ophelia. From a girl imprisoned by society to a woman taking control of her own narrative, this new play explores classic characters through a contemporary lens.

Show-Score Member Reviews (36)

Ambitious, Good acting, Different

See it if you are interested in Shakespeare, specifically in an original approach to Hamlet.

Don't see it if Shakepeare is not your thing and you do not enjoy Shakepearean verses.

Clever, Quirky, Acted with heart, Slightly-amateurish, Ambitious

See it if you're a Shakespeare fan who doesn't mind his work (mostly Hamlet with other allusions and lines thrown in) reforged for contemporary times.

Don't see it if you don't appreciate Shakespearean language, are a Bard purist, dislike independent high-school-production-feel shows; are misogynistic. Read more

Ambitious, Slow, Clever, Quirky, Mostly good acting

See it if You want to see a new spin on an old classic that is pretty well executed.

Don't see it if You can't have fun with Shakespeare. Also it felt long! This could do with a little tightening. Good acting mixed with mediocre acting.

Ambitious, Slow, Entertaining, Uneven directing, Needs editing

See it if You're familiar w/Shakespeare. You enjoy twists on classic plays. You like verse plays.

Don't see it if You want consistent direction-the 2 acts don't match. You want a concise play: it's too long & unnecessarily has 2 acts. Read more

Slow, Excruciating, Disappointing

See it if You want to see a spin on a classic. The idea is great; the execution needs some work. I do think the actors were really good.

Don't see it if You are a die hard Shakespeare enthusiast and the idea of anyone messing with perfection enrages you. Most of all..IT...WAS...TOO...LONG.

Ambitious, Clever, Slow, Small scale, Long

See it if you're interested in a novel approach to WS. The verse is used cleverly; Ophelia has her day. The play needs cuts; it wears out its welcome.

Don't see it if you'd rather see real WS. I would. Even an ambitious reworking isn't close to the great original. MVS suffers further from uneven acting. Read more

Disappointing, Overrated, Slow, Banal, Ambitious

See it if You like seeing something that has potential, but is by no means good yet & like to think about the overlooked women in the Bard's works.

Don't see it if You are a Shakespeare purist, can't stand long plays, or very bad acting at some parts. Read more

Banal, Excruciating, Insipid, Indulgent, Disappointing

See it if U want to see Shakespeare performed so badly u'll cringe, & the text slaughtered. Ophelia has a backstory-shes pregnant-& is in every scene.

Don't see it if You don't want to spend the play wondering why no one told Ophelia throwing tantrums & being coy wasnt irritating. Worst review I've given. Read more

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