The Tallest Man in the World
The Tallest Man in the World
Closed 1h 30m NYC: Midtown W
63% 30 reviews
63%
(30 Ratings)
Positive
40%
Mixed
40%
Negative
20%
Members say
Confusing, Ambitious, Slow, Thought-provoking, Quirky

About the Show

"The Tallest Man in the World" is a play about an unspeakable love, almighty difference and the torment of memory.


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Critic Reviews (4)

Theatre is Easy
March 11th, 2019

"A haunting, poetic tale of love and loneliness...Ailís Ní Ríain’s 'The Tallest Man in the World' articulates this concept through the voices of three characters, each secluded but linked through fractured memories and frustrated longing...The play’s non-linear structure, evocative of memories themselves, leads us to piece together a through-line from constantly shifting accounts...It is these stylized trappings that make 'The Tallest Man in the World' deeply relatable."
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G
March 11th, 2019

“’The Tallest Man in the World’ at best is very vague...Unfortunately, Riain does not challenge, provoke, nor engage us with this mess...The problem with this play is not only poor direction by Xia, but it is poorly written...Riain only touches on things, barely scratching the surface...This nonlinear play is very confusing...’The Tallest Man in the World’ is just not any good...This play lacked inspiration of any sort.”
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On Stage Blog
March 9th, 2019

"'The Tallest Man in the World' tells a relatable story through an abstract lense...The story is told non-linearly, traveling back and forth from location to location, from past to present, and back again. This style ensures that you, as an audience member, are always thinking, trying to piece together each tangled thread...Not every question is answered and yet you walk out completely satisfied...Riain writes almost in poetry...A unique and beautiful piece of theatre."
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C
March 14th, 2019

"For a play including rapes, suicides, gravely misdirected desire, and the anguish of the need to be loved, 'The Tallest Man in the World' is funny as often as it is harsh or elegiac. This play is likely to stick with audiences like Eamonn's encounter with the one woman who ever made him feel blissfully small. Seeing 'The Tallest Man in the World' should be high up on any theater fan's list."
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