Nights at the Algonquin Round Table

Comedy · svi cine+media · Ages 21+ · United States of America

world premiere
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Review by LAUREN SIMON

June 23, 2017
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tagged as: 1920's · New York · wit · humor · Dorothy Parker · Engaging

What I liked

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What I didn't like

I would like to see a follow-up show with more interplay among the members of the Algonquin Round Table, expanding on their roles and repartee.

My overall impression

Step back into the 1920’s in New York City and enjoy 80 minutes of sparkling and acerbic wit. Nights At The Algonquin Round Table is engagingly well-written and well-directed. A talented cast, delivering fast-paced dialogue with humor, bring to life some of the elite literary figures of the era. The depiction of the era with the spot-on characterizations and costumes transported me back to the time of the Algonquin Round Table. Did this encounter really happen or is it a plausible fiction created as a vehicle for the brilliant interplay of personalities? It works either way. If you are at all interested in the early 20th century, in its lore, writing and mystique, this play is a must see! Go and enjoy!

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