English At Atlantic Theater Previews

[broadwayfan128]

Posted: 2/6/22 at 8:27am

Did anyone here go to the first preview last night ? 

[suzycat]

Posted: 2/6/22 at 9:17am

I’ll be there tonight!

[broadwayfan128]

Posted: 2/6/22 at 9:19am

suzycat said: "I’ll be there tonight!"

Can’t wait to read your review 

[Melissa25]

Posted: 2/6/22 at 1:05pm

Curious about this one too Suzycat!

[suzycat]

Posted: 2/6/22 at 9:42pm

Saw the show tonight and am so happy to report that this is wonderful. Sanaz Toossi’s play is very well-crafted and the way she has the characters distinguish between sparking English & Farsi is so clever & simple - it works perfectly. Direction & acting were also top notch. I’d highly recommend this to anyone interested in new work, new voices, or just a moving (and funny) night at the theatre. 

[broadwayfan128]

Posted: 2/6/22 at 9:45pm

suzycat said: "Saw the show tonight and am so happy to report that this is wonderful. Sanaz Toossi’s play is very well-crafted and the way she has the characters distinguish between sparking English & Farsi is so clever & simple - it works perfectly. Direction & acting were also top notch. I’d highly recommend this to anyone interested in new work, new voices, or just a moving (and funny) night at the theatre."

How was Tala ashe’s performance? 

[suzycat]

Posted: 2/6/22 at 10:21pm

She was excellent! Everyone was great, but her arc was particularly strong. Just beautiful. 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 2/6/22 at 10:29pm

What was the running time, please?

[spicemonkey]

Posted: 2/6/22 at 10:54pm

TaffyDavenport said: "What was the running time, please?"

Didn’t check my phone when it ended. On their website it says about 105 min.

 

no intermission 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 2/6/22 at 10:58pm

Great, thank you!

[broadwayfan128]

Posted: 2/7/22 at 7:04pm

suzycat said: "I’ll be there tonight!"

Hey can you check your private messages please 

[broadwayfan128]

Posted: 2/7/22 at 7:05pm

spicemonkey said: "TaffyDavenport said: "What was the running time, please?"

Didn’t check my phone when it ended. On their website it says about 105 min.



no intermission"

Hey can you check your private message please.  

[broadwayfan128]

Posted: 2/21/22 at 9:18am

Anymore reviews of this ? 

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 2/21/22 at 10:47am

I'm so happy I saw this without knowing anything about it.  Smart and funny and moving and thought provoking.  Everything good theater should be.

 

[akhoya87]

Posted: 3/1/22 at 5:31pm

Peter Marks has a rave review for English:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/theater-dance/2022/03/01/english-iran-atlantic-theater-review/.

I agree with it completely.  Probably the best play (and maybe even show) I've seen this season.  I'd subjectively rank it ahead of the Lehman Trilogy, although Lehman was much more of an acting/performance tour-de-force.  But I felt like English was a much better overall package -- a quietly beautiful story.

[kurtal]

Posted: 3/3/22 at 12:36pm

Code ENG25 works for all remaining performances for $25 tickets.

[Melissa25]

Posted: 3/3/22 at 3:48pm

Thank you kurtal! Just picked up tickets using the code you shared. Appreciate it!

[Mark_E]

Posted: 3/4/22 at 4:10pm

Thanks! Me too

[MrsSallyAdams]

Posted: 5/21/24 at 3:45pm

I enjoyed this play. But about halfway through I found myself wondering what the stakes were. Eventually it settled into some Chekovian tropes. 

 

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Once I accepted that little would be explained or resolved I was able to let go and appreciate the character work and social commentary.

 

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 11/26/24 at 12:43pm

Off-Broadway cast to reprise their roles for Broadway run; previews beginning January 3 at the Todd Haims Theatre

[suzycat]

Posted: 11/26/24 at 1:03pm

Thrilled to hear this, this company is excellent.