Troilus and Cressida (Delacorte) NYC Reviews and Tickets

81%

(148 Ratings)

Positive

94%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Great acting, Great staging, Ambitious, Absorbing, Intense

About the Show

Tony-winning director Daniel Sullivan returns to Shakespeare in the Park with this rarely produced play. Both warriors and lovers play hard to get in the Bard's surprisingly modern epic set in ancient Greece.

In the seventh year of the Trojan War, Troilus, a young prince, pines for the affections of Cressida, a bright young woman who knows how to play it cool. Meanwhile, the heroes of the Iliad–Ajax, Ulysses, Achilles, and the kings they serve–debate whether to return their dangerously beautiful captive Helen or continue to fight without end. Nations and lovers alike do battle in this funny, piercing drama about romance and revenge in a world at war. Presented by the Public Theater for free outdoors in Central Park.

Show-Score Member Reviews (148)

Absorbing, Great acting, Great staging, Epic, Intense

See it if You want to see a strong, engrossing production of one of shakespeare's more challenging works

Don't see it if Confusing, often out of place sound design bothers you

Great acting, Great staging, Thought-provoking, Romantic, Absorbing

See it if You don't know this play. What a great introduction to a lesser-done Shakespeare. I love the way the text was interpreted.

Don't see it if You have an early morning. This play is long! Way too long, even for the Bard.

Must see, Intense, Great acting, Absorbing, Delightful

See it if wonder what a great modernized WS play looks like;luv superb performance n hot guy;appreciate creativity perfectly instilled in classic work

Don't see it if you cant accept 3-hr long play; you dont want anything Shakespeare

Ambitious, Clever, Entertaining, Epic, Intelligent

See it if you want to see a great version of this very difficult Shakespeare play. They made some great choices.

Don't see it if you don't like Shakespeare done well outdoors

Absorbing, Ambitious, Great writing, Resonant

See it if you like to see rarely performed Shakespeare in a strong production.

Don't see it if you don't like this play or you don't like Shakespeare performed in modern dress.

Refreshing, Intense

See it if You enjoy Shakespeare's work

Don't see it if You're not a fan of historic plays

Absorbing, Great acting, Great staging, Intense, Confusing

See it if Really great acting and quality production. I had a great time seeing this at Shakespeare in the Park.

Don't see it if This is definitely one of Shakespeare's problem plays so the story definitely has issues. It's also almost 3 hours long.

Ambitious, Relevant, Great staging

See it if you love Shakespeare in the Park and want to see an original production

Don't see it if you don't like loud noises or gunfire

Critic Reviews (34)

"Sullivan’s production is so ferociously good, so unexpectedly funny and searingly modern that it achieves that thing all productions of Shakespeare are at some level striving for: overcoming the language barriers to present a story you can lose yourself in as easily as a play in modern English...By far the cleverest, most subtle moment of the play, however, was that which wordlessly explained the end of Troilus and Cressida’s romance...This isn’t caprice, it’s survival."
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"Sullivan’s cast does justice to the play’s changing focus without letting any segment overstay its welcome...There’s no 'all for one, one for all,' in this war, and yet the dedication to carnage and the acceptance of wasted life seems to be the price of admission for the kinds of heroics Shakespeare and Sullivan are subtly skewering. So seldom done and here done so well, The Public's 'Troilus and Cressida' should be seen and celebrated."
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