Bad Jews (West End) London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (39)
See it if you like shows about dysfunctional families.This is funny and clever and has something to say.A death in the family can bring out the worst!
Don't see it if you don't like seeing people behaving badly.This is an honest look at the craziness that can happen when there is a death in a family.
See it if you want a clever play about a confused family
Don't see it if you don't like plays about family dysfunction
See it if You like intence and funny family dramas
Don't see it if You don't like lots of shouting in theatre
See it if You like plays of ideas with long speeches, aha ian exchanges and shouty acting. Addresses relevant ideas of cultural and racial identity.
Don't see it if You need to be on th ball. Only got a vital Plot point on a dark stage because I had read the script.
See it if You like a comedic play with some great moments.
Don't see it if You don't like shouting, lots in this play.
See it if you want to see a short fast paced comedy that will give you plenty of, sometimes unexpected, reasons to laugh.
Don't see it if you’re put off by a brand of humour that often simply boils down to a shouting match between the characters.
See it if Great play, with small cast really absorbing
Don't see it if Not long enough
See it if You want to see a well directed, acted and written comic drama
Don't see it if You are easily offended
Critic Reviews (4)
"This revival by Jon Pashley - takes the play’s many peaks of hysterical emotion and brutal wit like a series of ski jumps. It’s a superior example of a particular New York genre for which there is no British equivalent, and a welcome addition to the London mix."
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"Harmon’s script is anything but subtle. All that’s left is dull stereotypes engaged in an interminable bout of mud wrestling. To add to the general air of unreality, we’re expected to believe that characters disappear to the bathroom for minutes on end while their reputation is trashed."
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"Bad Jews covers the waterfront when it comes to tethering one’s faith to the mast and the lengths to which people will go when ancestry is invoked, and self-identity, too."
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"Impressively, despite innumerable changes to the cultural landscape since the play was first performed, it doesn’t feel all that dated. ... This is a vigorous and multifaceted work."
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