Icke's THE DOCTOR Starring Juliet Stephenson at the Park Avenue Armory

Runs June 3 through August 19, tickets on sale now.

https://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/the_doctor

Having amazed Armory audiences with his adaptations of Aeschylus’s ORESTEIA (2022), Shakespeare’s HAMLET (2022), and Ibsen’s ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (2021), visionary director and playwright Robert Icke returns with the North American premiere of this gripping moral thriller following lauded runs at London’s Almeida Theatre and in the West End. This scorching examination of our age, a striking reimagining of the 1912 play Professor Bernhardi by Arthur Schnitzler, utilizes the lens of medical ethics to examine urgent questions of faith, identity, race, gender, privilege, and scientific rationality.

Olivier Award-winner Juliet Stevenson stars as the doctor at the center of the drama where nothing is quite what—or who—it seems. A galvanizing piece of theater, the production serves as a stark health warning for an increasingly divided nation, where clashing views about the way we see ourselves and the world we live in today only magnify the complexities of life.

Seeing this in a few days and I’m so excited. She’s one of my favorite actors.

Oh wow. That must have been…confusing.

sinister teashop said: "I'm interested in the play as I have never read or seen a production of "Professor Bernardi" but it sounds like it's a one-person adaptation of Schnitzler's multi-person play which I don't think the production is."

It's an ensemble piece, not solo, but Stevenson is mesmerizing and never leaves the stage. Literally. She's there thru the interval too.

It's brilliant and devastating and Juliet is astonishing. I'm definitely a little biased as Juliet's a friend of mine and was in my play when it streamed during the height of the pandemic. But I also think I'm right. It's a brilliant play and production.

iluvtheatertrash said: "sinister teashop said: "I'm interested in the play as I have never read or seen a production of "Professor Bernardi" but it sounds like it's a one-person adaptation of Schnitzler's multi-person play which I don't think the production is."

It's an ensemble piece, not solo, but Stevenson is mesmerizing and never leaves the stage. Literally. She's there thru the interval too.

It's brilliant and devastating and Juliet is astonishing. I'm definitely a little biased as Juliet's a friend of mine and was in my play when it streamed during the height of the pandemic. But I also think I'm right. It's a brilliant play and production."

Does she not need to tee tee at all during this? Must have a strong bladder.

She’s incredible, it’s a great performance but the concept is muddled and the production is a mess. It will absolutely appeal to the liberal bleeding hearts with big wallets, and spark plenty of dinner party conversation, but it’s still a mess.


Full of potentially fascinating concepts… that never really add up. Some of the supporting cast are appalling, which doesn’t help



again, she is sublime

Act One seems to set up a completely different play than what Act Two delivers. And I much preferred the Act One play.

But Juliet is EXTRAORDINARY throughout. I so wish the Park Armory was Tony eligible for her. As this would probably not transfer due to it's convoluted Britishness.

Updated On: 11/21/22 at 01:42 AM

Just saw the show in London and WOW.

WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW.

Trust me, get a ticket for this in New York. Adding Stevenson’s performance to my list of greatest things I’ve ever seen on stage.

Hoping there'll be some good discounts out there like for the other recent Armory plays. Looking forward to checking it out.

Love going to the Armory. Their last play, Love, was fantastic. Looking forward to this.

Are there any discounts available for this? Is it likely to be on TDF or at TKTS over the next few weeks? I see it's currently listed for only one date (June 17) on TDF.

Updated On: 6/9/23 at 10:51 PM

A really fascinating play... Juliet Stevenson's performance is amazing. I would highly recommend going. A great evening of theater.