Modern Swimwear
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Modern Swimwear
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Modern Swimwear NYC Reviews and Tickets

66%
(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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Show-Score Member Reviews (37)

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731 Reviews | 416 Followers
88
Great staging, Riveting, Great writing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if A well-acted, beautiful set & disturbing portrayal of a youth couple with their complicated relationship.

Don't see it if Some sexual scenes might disturb some audience attendees.

253 Reviews | 46 Followers
85
Emotionally messy, Insidious, Provocative

See it if You wish to witness a femicide framed as a moral tale, where a damaged young man gives in to his basest sociopathic instincts & takes a life

Don't see it if Plays that showcase the quintessential power dynamics of a terrible relationship are not to your liking. Read more

139 Reviews | 62 Followers
82
Ambitious, Great acting, Intense, Slow, Thought-provoking

See it if you want to see a play based on real life events.

Don't see it if you don't want to see domestic violence.

1165 Reviews | 342 Followers
82
Relevant, Edgy, Intense, Great staging, Great acting

See it if you like tense drama between two individuals who are opposites attracted to each other in a very complicated, recent relationship.

Don't see it if if you want a happy ending, do not like violence, alcohol and drug abuse or sexual scenes.

93 Reviews | 7 Followers
82
Masterful, Edgy, Great acting, Ambitious, Absorbing

See it if Fine acting. Absorbing play. All that Off Off Broadway should be

Don't see it if Don't like serious plays with good acting

812 Reviews | 132 Followers
81
Thought-provoking, Relevant, Masterful, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if you want a drama that is very relevant, well written and extremely thought provoking. This play is very disturbing and based on real events.

Don't see it if you don't like sexual talk or verbal or physical abuse of women portrayed on stage. Some scenes are very disturbing. Read more

176 Reviews | 15 Followers
78
Edgy, Ambitious, Intense, Great acting

See it if Great actors on a difficult subject. Intense . Nice set. Emotional.

Don't see it if Very raunchy, abusive, disturbing. Ending is difficult

426 Reviews | 86 Followers
73
Well acted, Thought-provoking, Edgy, Disappointing, Ambitious

See it if Two furious lead performances (& a nifty cameo) hold our interest in Stephens' edgy but lumpy drama about toxic relationships & nepo babies

Don't see it if Stephens takes one angle of this dysfunctional couple & runs with it leaving other more interesting aspects unexplored unto its violent end

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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