See it if you like brillant, funny, insightful, fresh and invigorating theatre.
Don't see it if dislike daring and challenging theatre. Or if physical comedy and gender bending is not your thing.
See it if you want a totally wacky, fun, well acted, fast paced and dark production
Don't see it if a typical boring theater experience
See it if You like broad absurdist humor. Over the top gender bending family, Japanese Noh And Kabuki. Zany physicality. convincing relationship.
Don't see it if You don’t like to laugh or you get judgey. You don’t like farce.
See it if you’d like to experience a hilarious tragedy that feels as old as humankind & as contemporary as identity hacking.
Don't see it if irreverence about the family unit or absolute gender-bending might offend you. Read more
See it if you need a theatrical chicken soup to soothe your dark New Yorker soul
Don't see it if don't appreciate absurdist humor and treat the world way too seriously Read more
See it if You can appreciate references to slapstick, traditional Japanese melodrama, Japanese horror movies and more.
Don't see it if You are averse to fits of explosive laughter.
See it if you want to see an original farce from Japan, a new experience that's very funny.
Don't see it if you only watch sitcoms on tv.
See it if You want to see a special tragedy/comedy that leaves you wondering why did I laugh my way through this family situation. Great acting
Don't see it if If you don’t want to laugh at some crazy out there situations or if you want something traditionally American. This is a unique comedy
Score: 90%. "I urge you to go, broaden your horizons about what is possible, and be part of something worthwhile that you won't easily forget."
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"It's hardly a stretch for his play to attain universal proportions. That might be easier…for Japanese, given their…mono-ethnic culture…There is…a starker contrast with Japanese tradition than with ours, though the impact of this play is quite timely beyond Japan."
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