Tender Napalm NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (25)
See it if great americanization of compelling british play. (didn't realize till later that I saw the original.) great work by actors and director.
Don't see it if ... you need conventional structure and need to know at every second what is going on. ... don't have patience to let the piece come to you.
See it if You like word pictures spun out to you by each character taking on the same words. Lyrical yet violent. Beauty and implied tragedy.
Don't see it if You want straight narrative. You dont want to have to do the work, you have to listen. Uncomfortable word pictures which seem violent but? Read more
See it if Strong strong performances in this poetic experimental play.
Don't see it if If you are a fan of experimental pkays
See it if wildly imaginative game playing between two talented actor dancers exploring the rough edges of their sexuality would keep your attention
Don't see it if you expect a clear plot. There are lots of suggestions of what might or might not be happening but nothing is ever quite what it seems.
See it if you want to see a short play about a dysfunctional relationship, well-acted an well directed
Don't see it if you want to see a play that keeps to its title topic (brilliant when it does), but goes on too 20 min. long beause it tries to "explain". Read more
See it if You don’t mind non linear love stories that can be a bit confusing at times. Great actors and good dialogue. A bit sexy at times.
Don't see it if You prefer straight forward plays.
See it if This caught me from the start with the dynamic chemistry of the actors. The text is challenging but they brought it to life and full circle.
Don't see it if It is challenging to understand their relationship portrayed and it takes some work by the viewer. It is not handed to you on a gold plate.
See it if you are able to follow long monologues about a relationship and don't mind graphic language
Don't see it if you need flashy sets, costumes, etc or tsunamis are a trigger for you
Critic Reviews (2)
“The power and majesty of the theater are affirmed by this ravishing production of the acclaimed English playwright Philip Ridley's beguiling fantasia. A shipwrecked young couple engage with monkeys, aliens and serpents as memories and sometimes violent erotic feelings are expressed.”
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“The truth is: I saw ‘Tender Napalm’because it had a great title. Finding the delicacy of the language is half the battle, and Philip Ridley's script, originally presented in London in 2011, is challenging. In some aspect of this dreamlike, imaginary place, there's plenty to do, in the mind of the audience, to create a narrative that's built on the presence of this Man and Woman, who persist, always dancing, tempting the larger explosion.”
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