#1
Posted: 5/3/23 at 2:51pm
I have a wedding stay matinee available? Trying to decide which one to see?
A Dolls House or Fat Ham?
#2
Posted: 5/3/23 at 2:57pm
I haven't seen A Doll's House, but Fat Ham was excellent - highly recommend!
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#3
Posted: 5/3/23 at 3:04pm
Do you want to not be miserable and have a fun time?
Fat Ham baby!
#5
Posted: 5/3/23 at 3:40pm
Fat Ham is good. But the fundamental message it tries to send out is nothing new.
Highly recommend A Doll's House.
#6
Posted: 5/3/23 at 3:46pm
No question -- A DOLL'S HOUSE.
Every regional theatre will do FAT HAM -- but this is probably the only chance to see the amazing performance that Jessica Chastain is giving.
#7
Posted: 5/3/23 at 3:50pm
Fat Ham, it's not a brilliant play but loads and loads of fun- Doll's House is a pretty bleak production---Jessica Chastain is excellent but I wouldn't run to reccomend it.
#8
Posted: 5/3/23 at 3:54pm
They are apples v oranges. I loved Fat Ham.
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#9
Posted: 5/3/23 at 3:54pm
This is a tough one. I thought “Fat Ham” was a really great, albeit imperfect play whereas “Doll’s House” is (again I have to say this before people jump on me) an awful staging of a great play with an INCREDIBLE performance from Chastain that elevates the productions flaws to a must-see.
#10
Posted: 5/3/23 at 3:55pm
Chastain is great, but I’m picking FAT HAM a million times over
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#11
Posted: 5/3/23 at 11:24pm
Just saw both the past week. I really enjoyed Fat Ham, but Doll's House eeks it out for Chastain's incredible performance. The sound is just so fascinating, and I liked the pared down staging.
Buy a seat so that you have a clear view of stage right.
Updated On: 5/4/23 at 11:24 PM
#12
Posted: 5/4/23 at 12:01am
I liked and appreciated Fat Ham but didn't love it (though I only saw it off-Broadway), while A Doll's House blew me away. Though I guess it also depends if you'd like to skew more towards comedy or drama.
#13
Posted: 5/4/23 at 12:18am
C4b2a3b said: "Sit on the left if you can (so that you can see stage right clearly)." I assume you meant to say sit house right in order to see stage right clearly, since the seats that miss a big moment in this production are in house left.
Updated On: 5/4/23 at 12:18 AM
#14
Posted: 5/4/23 at 12:21am
Andy51 said: "C4b2a3b said: "Sit on the left if you can (so that you can see stage right clearly)." I assume you meant to say sit house right in order to see stage right clearly, since it is seats in house left that miss a big moment in this production.
Oh gosh, yes, let me edit my original. I always get confused by this. Thank you
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Updated On: 5/4/23 at 12:21 AM
#15
Posted: 5/4/23 at 4:05am
I'm gonna say Fat Ham here! I'm not sure why somebody said it'll be a popular regional work- I think the exact opposite. It's a brilliant and diverse piece that needs more love; the minimal staging in a Dolls House works as long as Jessica Chastain is there but Fat Ham is engaging through and through.
#17
Posted: 5/4/23 at 7:59am
FAT HAM all the way.
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#18
Posted: 5/4/23 at 9:19am
Neither. Prima Facie or The Sign. But if you must choose out of the two, see A Doll's House.
#19
Posted: 5/4/23 at 7:27pm
Fat Ham is wonderful! Jessica is great in Doll's House, but Fat Ham needs and deserves the love between the two.
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