Modern Swimwear
Modern Swimwear
Closed 1h 20m NYC: Midtown W
69% 37 reviews
69%
(37 Ratings)
Positive
46%
Mixed
38%
Negative
16%
Members say
Great acting, Disappointing, Intense, Ambitious, Edgy

A provocative new play about swimwear designer Sylvie Cachay's life and the cost of women's ambition.

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Critic Reviews (3)

The New York Times
January 25th, 2023

“...it features a strong central performance from Fig Chilcott, but is incurious about its subject to the point of feeling arbitrary, with the choice to turn this particular woman’s tragic end into dramatic fodder unjustified.”
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Theatermania
January 24th, 2023

"Even if your husband is a shiftless idiot, you can still find some consolation in his material benefits, right? 'Modern Swimwear' is the story of that bet gone horribly wrong."
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Lighting & Sound America
January 24th, 2023

"The stage is populated with straw people, ripe for easy condemnation; by the time the action reached its horrible conclusion, I was ready for early checkout."
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