In For A Penny

Drama · central city productions · Ages 16+ · United States of America

Content Warning world premiere
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Review by ARIELLE SEIDMAN

June 21, 2024 certified reviewer

What I liked

The women in this show are wise, angry, and viscerally human. So much of what they had to say resonated with me in a deliciously uncomfortable way. The writing here is especially sharp.

What I didn't like

I truly would have preferred a longer show that allows us to spend more time with these characters.

My overall impression

This show brilliantly combines fascinating Victorian true crime with science fiction and heroic tragedy, and I was delighted and startled at every turn. Each performer is perfectly cast, and you manage to get very attached to the characters within only a few minutes of dialogue at the beginning.
The women in this show are wise, angry, and viscerally human. So much of what they had to say resonated with me in a deliciously uncomfortable way.

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