Idiot NYC Reviews and Tickets

58%
(77 Ratings)
Positive
32%
Mixed
39%
Negative
29%
Members say
Confusing, Quirky, Ambitious, Great staging, Disappointing

About the Show

Robert Lyons' new play is inspired by Dostoyevsky's novel of the same name, and staged by HERE artistic director Kristin Marting.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (77)

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54 Reviews | 35 Followers
65
Slow, Cliched, Indulgent

See it if You're feeling open-minded and looking for a creative interpretation of a classic story.

Don't see it if You're not feeling forgiving -- several shortcomings had to be overlooked in order to appreciate the effort put into production as a whole.

374 Reviews | 98 Followers
65
Quirky, The staging is the star, but it is overkill

See it if you like visually interesting, multi-media works; you are familiar (and comfortable)with the novel & Dostoevsky's moral ruminating

Don't see it if you value good acting over artistic staging; you can't abide awful singing & dancing

535 Reviews | 155 Followers
64
Disappointing, Great staging, Original, Slow, Boring

See it if You are curious about how a musical can be made based on the famous Russian novel. Good sets and creative staging are enough for you.

Don't see it if You get bored easily. You don't care for plays with basically a one sentence plot. You can't deal with loud noise. It's a 75 minute play.

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284 Reviews | 54 Followers
62
Ambitious, Edgy, Indulgent, Confusing, Disappointing

See it if you're curious about how a massive Russian tome has been translated into a short [yet overlong] multi-media theater piece.

Don't see it if you seek a coherent or emotionally effective play. a lot of effort and talent, some interesting staging, but it just doesn't work.

188 Reviews | 71 Followers
60
Dizzying, Strange, High-tech, Original

See it if You're interested in in a 360 multimedia experience that starts when you walk through the door. It's a unique experience.

Don't see it if You want a plot or coherent message. The situation doesn't really develop much after the first 20 minutes.

186 Reviews | 37 Followers
60
Confusing, Disappointing, Quirky, Banal, Insipid

See it if you're into plays with a lot of multimedia/technology use, plays based on Russian stories.

Don't see it if you want to see something that's interesting & coherent. It's too long by at least 30 min, & the actors try but mostly don't succeed, sadly

265 Reviews | 116 Followers
60
Profound, Slow, Romantic, Great staging, Confusing

See it if You like romantic retellings of dark Russian literature with a technological twist. I felt like the set was some kind of dream-space.

Don't see it if You hadn't read the source, like me. It felt a little too choppy, a little slow. I looked at my watch. It was a mix of effectiveness to me.

175 Reviews | 98 Followers
58
Immersive, Fuzzy, Well-designed, Formless, Disappointing

See it if you're a fan of HERE Arts, inventive design, and attempts at distilling epic classic novels into short, theater pieces.

Don't see it if you care about plot, nuance, social context, emotion, shape, and momentum.

Critic Reviews (11)