Troilus and Cressida (Delacorte)
Closed 2h 50m
Troilus and Cressida (Delacorte)
81

Troilus and Cressida (Delacorte) NYC Reviews and Tickets

81%
(148 Ratings)
Positive
94%
Mixed
6%
Negative
0%
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. 

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Show-Score Member Reviews (148)

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45 Reviews | 64 Followers
78
Great acting, Ambitious, Great staging, Relevant

See it if if you like Shakespeare...

Don't see it if if you do not mind that it is one of his more flawed plays.

30 Reviews | 12 Followers
76
Ambitious, Disappointing, Entertaining, Intense, Confusing

See it if You really love Shakespeare and want to see one of his rarely done plays & don't mind sitting through bits that probably should've been cut.

Don't see it if you don't like stage violence (convincingly done or not), long shows, unnecessary plotlines, or just Shakespeare in general.

42 Reviews | 6 Followers
75
Ambitious, Confusing, Edgy, Intense, Indulgent

See it if you like Shakespeare in the Park.

Don't see it if you are not a Shakespeare fan.

39 Reviews | 15 Followers
72
Confusing, Entertaining, Epic, Violent

See it if You've seen T&C before and want another take on a rarely performed Shakespeare play.

Don't see it if You are triggered by violence against women, war, or gunfire.

39 Reviews | 32 Followers
71
Great staging, Disappointing, Slow, Romantic, Overrated

See it if You need to see the whole canon, or of you win tix on the lottery. Not worth waiting in line, but who can turn down free theater?

Don't see it if you are expecting world-class entertainment. Some performances drag (especially Cresseda) & the interesting staging cannot lift the play up

27 Reviews | 7 Followers
70
Clever, Confusing, Edgy

See it if you love Shakespeare and want a fresh view that is modernized but is in the original words of Shakespeare.

Don't see it if you hate Shakespeare and don't want to be in an outdoor theatre. Also if you can't sit through almost three hours with an intermission.

32 Reviews | 27 Followers
70
Dated, Slow, Ambitious, Confusing, Great acting

See it if you're a Shakespeare fan and want to see an updated-ish take on Troilus and Cressida.

Don't see it if you don't like Shakespeare or modernized takes on plays; don't want to sit outside for about three hours; looking for something more upbeat.

39 Reviews | 18 Followers
70
Great staging, Slow, Intense, Dizzying

See it if you are a dedicated fan of Shakespeare's, even his less popular work. This was a good production of T&C but 2nd act is WAY better than 1st.

Don't see it if you want a light hearted show. It lasts well over 2.5 hrs and doesn't pick up until the end with the excellent Call of Duty-esque war battle

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