See it if I am adding few extra points extra to the show to lift its UNDESERVINGLY low rating. If you like this play, it is an EXCELLENT adaptation.
Don't see it if You don't like very long, depressing but brilliant plays with no happy ending. It is VERY difficult play to stage and perform and I think Read more
See it if You love a classic mystery play with a few twist and turns
Don't see it if if you don't like slow burners which have long dialogue
See it if You know the play or like long shows
Don't see it if You get bored easily
See it if you've never seen the play live, and for Patricia Clarkson.
Don't see it if Act 1: 1hour 30mins... Act 2: 1 hour 50 mins ... fills you with horror. Read more
See it if you love the original play and want to see famous actors on stage
Don't see it if you would like to see something you would actually enjoy. the play is too long and gets boring after the first half an hour…
See it if You like achingly beautiful but ultimately devastating plays. This is certainly that. One of the masterpieces of 20th C American literature.
Don't see it if Drawn out family dynamics, heavy with dialogue, and unresolved pain isn't why you go to the Theatre. Read more
See it if You want to see one of the great American plays with a top notch cast. The story is one that slowly absorbs you in.
Don't see it if you want a quick action packed night out.
See it if Patricia Clarkson gives an amazing performance. She’s absolutely brilliant despite the production being extremely lengthy and uneventful.
Don't see it if Brian Cox couldn’t remember lots of his lines. Seems like the cast is just rehearsing and it’s not quite there yet. It’s a 3.5 endless hours
"...full of pathos and ruined grandeur"
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"...mostly this is a very straight production. It remains a truly great play"
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"This is the ultimate family reckoning, with some light, but mostly shade."
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"...Cox’s laudably robust return to the London stage, but his performance was sensational"
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"Brian Cox puts in the work but it’s a tough job"
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"...it has a remarkable capacity to speak to all times, all places and all families."
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"O'Neill masterwork is once again driven by its Mary"
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"...the acting here is dauntless: a monumental testament to domestic agony."
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