Coriolanus at the Public

Can anyone speak to how long lines have been at the Delacorte for this? I somehow didn't realize that the theater itself is the ONLY place where you get guaranteed tickets, I could have sworn the Public itself was also guaranteed, but nope, it's an in person lottery. Still haven't been able to see a SitP production in my few years here which is tragic. But also living in deep Brooklyn and getting up at potentially god knows what hour to wait in line until noon doesn't thrill me by any means either...

I saw it last night, and there was no distribution line. You could literally just walk up and get a ticket, as it wasn't sold out. That's exactly what I did at around 7:40.

I'm not sure if this was due to the heat, or if this has been the norm throughout the run so far. The performance was well attended, but there were still empty seats after it began.

It's a very worthwhile, no-frills kind of Shakespeare production. Jonathan Cake and Kate Burton are both especially good.

What is the current running time for this?

Coriolanus isn't exactly the kind of show that's gonna have people scrambling for tickets. Hell, I don't think most people have ever heard of it. I think that's the biggest reason why there's still tickets left. Not to mention that the first week or so it's always pretty easy to get tickets -- once word of mouth builds, it's a little more difficult.

little_sally said: "What is the current running time for this?"

About 2:45, give or take a few minutes, but it's very well paced.

EllieRose2 said: "Coriolanus isn't exactly the kind of show that's gonna have people scrambling for tickets. Hell, I don't think most people have ever heard of it. I think that's the biggest reason why there's still tickets left.

Exactly. I don't know a thing about it nor do I care."

And there's nobody in the cast that is going to draw a huge audience.

JBroadway said: "I went last week and thought the production was ok-to-bad.


I also saw it last week and 100% agree with your thoughts. In addition to your points on Jonathan Cake and the costumes I also did not care for the lighting or set. On a positive note, Kate Burton was very good - easily the best part of the show.

While I appreciate any night at the Delacorte, this one was disappointing - which is a shame right before the multi year refurb.

Updated On: 7/31/19 at 12:08 AM

thedrybandit said: And on the topic of the set & costume design, the apocalyptic design theme that they're going for here (which feels like the fifth time in as many years) is starting to wear thin. While I liked the set design for what it was, I'd like to see them move on to a new style of design for the dramas that they choose to set in modern day clothing.

This cannot be said enough - totally agreed!!

I’m glad the lightening has improved from the hot mess it was last week. I am pretty sure I have never made a comment about lighting before when seeing a show but there seemed to be a lot of mistakes (or off timing?) in the performance I was at and it was distracting.

JennH said: "I somehow didn't realize that the theater itself is the ONLY place where you get guaranteed tickets."

The vouchers you get at the Borough Distributions are also guaranteed assuming you get to the box office between 5PM and 7:30PM.

metjetboy13 said: "Does anyone know if tonight’s show is sold out?"

Call the box office.

agreed about cake. i can appreciate when an actor is at least putting effort in, but he was just wrong for this. still a good production but this one isn't about the acting. but timing wise (hopefully not permanent brain damage), it seems like the heat wave set them back at least a full week, because when i went this week it had a few hints of sloppyness id expect from a 1st or 2nd preview.