See it if you are interested in seeing the work of an English playwright premiering in the US. There is excellent acting by some and simple staging.
Don't see it if you have difficulty hearing various voices at different levels of projection and direction and sometimes drowned by music leaving you lost.
See it if you want great staging and some good acting, but what is this play about....not that interesting...very dated.
Don't see it if You don't like small theaters with obscure playwright productions...
See it if you know someone in the cast and want to support them
Don't see it if you want to see a play that has good sound and clarity.
See it if If you like Austin pendleton.
Don't see it if Weak writing . This one was painful.
See it if you like characters spouting poetry, many monologues, family dynamics of conflicts & support plus symbolism & can overlook tediousness.
Don't see it if you dislike use of techniques such as pretentious symbolic rambling, character spouting songs, poetry, monologues & superficiality.
See it if Wonderfully cast, perfectly timed drama for holiday family get togethers.
Don't see it if .
See it if Performance by Katharine Cullison and Austin Pendleton was outstanding. A must see on many levels. Set design was stellar.
Don't see it if Everyone who sees this will be enlightened.
This Off-Off-Broadway world premiere of The Dark Outside, nonagenarian English playwright Bernard Kops’ poetic, archetypal and fantastical family secrets drama is problematic. Directorial excess combined with intrusive conceptual design clash with authorial vision. The play was originally performed as a reading at London’s National Portrait Gallery on January 17, 2020. It’s likely that its potential was more realized and faithful to Mr. Kops’ text during that simple event.
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