Three Golden Hairs of Grandfather Wisdom
Closed 1h 10m
Three Golden Hairs of Grandfather Wisdom
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Three Golden Hairs of Grandfather Wisdom NYC Reviews and Tickets

49%
(19 Reviews)
Positive
11%
Mixed
42%
Negative
47%
Members say
Quirky, Disappointing, Confusing, Slow, Ambitious

About the Show

Theatre for the New City presents the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre's interpretation of Czech, Slovak, and Italian fairy tales brought to life by dozens of puppets and a mounted deer's head. 

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Member Reviews (19)

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431 Reviews | 130 Followers
40
Disappointing, Banal, Confusing, Excruciating, Oh boy, what a mess.

See it if You have unwavering interest in children's theater, no matter what.

Don't see it if Are hoping your kids will be charmed/delighted by marionette theater. This one's incomprehensible, seems unrehearsed, and poorly executed. Read more

308 Reviews | 86 Followers
40
Incoherent, Scattershot, Exquisite marionettes, Ineffective puppeteering

See it if your interest in the aesthetics of historic puppets supersedes the need for an intelligible performance

Don't see it if you have no interest in puppet theater , folk tales or childrens theatre- caliber players Read more

244 Reviews | 59 Followers
60
Quirky, Fluffy, Indulgent

See it if you have a love for puppets- some 200 years old, if you're drinking after or just finished. Can be in the moment & laugh at the banal.

Don't see it if you expect theater. Even as a 'fairy tale" it lacked a lot. Not for kids as it's too late in the evening & puppets are scary. Read more

240 Reviews | 69 Followers
45
Fluffy, Quirky, Bizarre, Grating, Weird

See it if You are into Czech puppetry (which involves rather non-family-friendly puppets and story elements, but is overdone as if for young children)

Don't see it if You don't want to listen to grating falsetto voices, are creeped out by puppets, want a traditional show, don't care for political jokes.

173 Reviews | 69 Followers
58
Quirky

See it if you'll like looking at antique puppets and hearing a story with adult (mostly political) humor told the way one would a child.

Don't see it if you can't let yourself run with absurd childlike stories with no depth (this was lacking even fairy tale depth).

153 Reviews | 43 Followers
30
Ambitious, Confusing, Intense, Quirky, Slow

See it if you are not sober or really like laughing at the most absurd.

Don't see it if you are expecting a cohesive, charming, kid-friendly show.

149 Reviews | 20 Followers
70
Clever, Quirky

See it if You enjoy classic Czech marionettes with a modernized fairy tale.

Don't see it if You don't enjoy quirky puppetry.

133 Reviews | 19 Followers
40
Banal, Confusing, Disappointing, Insipid, Slow

See it if you like puppetry.

Don't see it if you want an intelligent story.