The Rafa Play
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The Rafa Play
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The Rafa Play NYC Reviews and Tickets

80%
(6 Ratings)
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100%
Mixed
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Members say
Great acting, Entertaining, Quirky, Almost absurdist, Funny

About the Show

The theatrical pop-up The Pool presents this new comic drama centering around a retired playwright who, in his vivid imagination, is married to tennis superstar Rafa Nadal.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (6)

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546 Reviews | 64 Followers
76
Delightful, Great staging

See it if Want to see a silly fantasy in the mind of an obsessed fan. Cleverly staged and overacted just the right amount.

Don't see it if Need substance. A bit too long - could have been trimmed to be a one-act play.

25 Reviews | 19 Followers
78
Silly, Creative, A bit unfocused, Great acting

See it if This is a goofy play that is a lot of fun if you don't mind suspending your disbelief for adult swim-style random humor.

Don't see it if It was a bit long and had (in my opinion) unnecessary attempted moments of gravity amongst the madcap silliness.

57 Reviews | 5 Followers
During previews
85
Clever, Entertaining, Great acting, Great writing

See it if You enjoy clever writing and charming performances. This play is funny, well directed and well performed.

Don't see it if you are easily confused, the play makes us work a bit to keep up with the conventions but it doesn't ask too much of it's audience.

572 Reviews | 138 Followers
During previews
79
Quirky, Almost absurdist, Enough skin in the game, Gay fantasy, Almost silly

See it if men in underwear or shirtless, willing suspension of disbelief, sassy/picaresque/gay adventures, Rafael Nadal's embodiment would please you

Don't see it if gay characters/female counterparts, fantasy scenarios, upscale settings with downscale production values, Castilian accents would offend you

541 Reviews | 489 Followers
During previews
75
Surprising, Absurd, Engaging, Thought-provoking, Scrappy

See it if you're interested in what happens when a playwright paints his fantasy life onto the stage. (And in this case it's pretty interesting.)

Don't see it if you have trouble with low production values and uneven acting performances.

1 Review | 1 Follower
During previews
100
Entertaining, Funny, Raunchy

See it if You like funny shows with a great cast/ clever bits - Act 1 is particularly hilarious!

Don't see it if You need catharsis or to be super moved.

Critic Reviews (1)

Village Voice
November 30th, 2017

"Peter Gil-Sheridan madly conjures up a très-gay fantasy that imagines his own storybook marriage to the glamorous tennis superstar Rafael Nadal...Overlong and terribly silly, the farce is bolstered by the campy pleasures of director Morgan Gould’s staging, which cultivates hothouse performances amid a blizzard of tennis balls."
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