Sex, Grift and Death
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Sex, Grift and Death
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Sex, Grift and Death NYC Reviews and Tickets

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Thought-provoking, Entertaining, Intelligent, Absorbing, Edgy

Two plays performed in one evening that tell stories of life and loneliness.

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1166 Reviews | 464 Followers
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Intelligent, Entertaining, Thought-provoking, Great acting, Great writing

See it if You’d like three short plays…each better than the one before but all good. A study in personal values and perspective. A little funny & sad.

Don't see it if You expect a lot of action or a lot of clear answers. All three of these shorts leave you to interpret much of what you see. Sparse sets.

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98 Reviews | 36 Followers
85
Thought-provoking, Edgy, Absorbing

See it if Solid staging, some very good acting. This is really three short plays, not two - all are decent but Hot Fudge was a clear winner for me

Don't see it if Not much action happens in the first and last play so don't go if that's what you expect Read more

712 Reviews | 401 Followers
80
Great writing, Refreshing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if Moving experiences as I watched these multiple plays.

Don't see it if If you prefer a musical then skip this one.

391 Reviews | 80 Followers
80
Riveting, Edgy, Intense, Thought-provoking, Absorbing

See it if PTP/NYC annual summer drama fest is a keeper w/a triple one act evening: Berkoff & Churchill (2) Dark themes collide w/crackling dialogue

Don't see it if Berkoff's 'Lunch' is well acted but enigmatic Churchill's 'Hot Fudge' is a slice of sleaze while 'Here We Go' closes with a stomach punch

494 Reviews | 123 Followers
76
Challenging, Dark, Minimal set

See it if you like stimulating short plays that demand your patience (two by the brilliant Churchill) dealing with various aspects of human behavior.

Don't see it if you expect a big production,or lighter fare.This is hard core bare theater,production is effective, but the direction and acting are uneven.

774 Reviews | 246 Followers
75
Dark/sad, Thought-provoking, Funny, Introspective, Clever

See it if We loved the middle “Grift” play. It was entertaining, suprising, funny, and had a good ending. Good acting for all 3 plays.

Don't see it if “Sex” used rapid gibberish talk and was like a contemporary dance about a failed connection. “Death” was somber, long, philosophical & dull.

1312 Reviews | 354 Followers
74
Profound, Intelligent, Entertaining, Ambitious

See it if 3 plays all pretty good... 1st one is the best.

Don't see it if 2end and 3erd can be slow at times.

613 Reviews | 148 Followers
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Three short plays felt a little too long

See it if good acting and directing for all 3 plays; "Lunch" is interesting with two very good actors showing their vulnerabilities & loneliness

Don't see it if don't appreciate sparse sets/projections; 2nd play busy & interesting w/unlikable characters; 3rd play about death is sadly too drawn out.

Critic Reviews (3)

The New York Times
July 15th, 2022

"The text could be enlivened, even challenged, with more forceful direction. A night of sensual play, manipulation, machinations and tragedy courtesy of two fiery playwrights like Berkoff and Churchill should never leave a room as cool as it does here."
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TheaterScene.net
July 18th, 2022

For its 35th anniversary, PTP/NYC (Potomac Theater Project) continues is exploration of little known British plays by major playwrights with the New York premieres of one acts by Steven Berkoff and Caryl Churchill. The triple bill entitled Sex, Grift and Death includes the first local productions of Berkoff’s Lunch and Churchill’s Here We Go, as well as the first NYC revival of Churchill’s Hot Fudge, last seen here at The Public Theater in 1990. While the productions directed by Richard Romagnoli (Berkoff) and Cheryl Faraone (Churchill) are fine as far as they go, they all seem a little too under heated to be truly theatrical for these in-yer-face, confrontational authors. The evening’s title sums up the themes of this triple bill.
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Off Off Online
July 18th, 2022

"Sex, aging, work, illness, death. In this evening of shorts, Berkoff and Churchill lay bare the quintessential parts of life and remind us of just how messy, confusing, difficult, and awe-inducing these fundamental inevitabilities are. "
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