The Chechens NYC Reviews and Tickets
About the Show
This new drama is set in modern Chechnya, where gays are rumored to be held in camps. Can one family protect their brother suspected of being gay? Part of Exquisite Corpse Company's 'This Is a Distraction' festival.
Show-Score Member Reviews (21)
See it if For great acting&directing. Dark humor Immediately follows serious and profound dialog and action, brilliant.entire play is sensational.
Don't see it if ...you don't enjoy serious or thought proboking theater
See it if you like well written and acted, moving theater. Entertaining, powerful, and filled with dry humor—may also cause you to wipe away tears.
Don't see it if Just see it. Read more
See it if You're looking for a show with a truly absorbing story and authentic, strong acting. I loved it.
Don't see it if Can't think of one reason why not to see it. Read more
See it if You want a glimpse of what folks face elsewhere and appreciate thoughtful, immersive theater
Don't see it if You can't deal with horrible sight-lines and a hot, airless theater
See it if religious beliefs taken to believable extreme. Costumes, set are extravagant. You enjoy plot twists.
Don't see it if not in the mood for heavy subjects - love, hate, religion, family, deception, murder. Intermissionless 2 hrs in non A/C space on camp chairs
See it if you enjoy great plot line and insight into a culture that is rarely viewed by the western eyes, clever storytelling and believable character
Don't see it if You are hung up on details and the math and geography of a play
See it if you want to experience an eye-opening slice of eastern european "modern" way of thinking. Unbelievable, but unfortunately SO true to form.
Don't see it if 105min of numerous scenes (w/in a non-changing set) re: a Muslim family in Chechnya, w/underlying LGBT questions, can't hold your attention. Read more
See it if you like absorbing, relevant theatre with great acting.
Don't see it if you're looking to see a light play or musical. Read more
Critic Reviews (1)
"This all-too-timely story (see a host of other countries around the world, as well as many states right here in the U.S.) reminds us about the cost of taking away equal rights. Kot, Sokolovskaya, and Ionina are all amazing...At times delightful, experimental, and thought-provoking, with director using the space in interesting ways. Sometimes, like the end, the staging is downright suspenseful."
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