Pumpgirl NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (55)
See it if U enjoy intense, well acted plays in a small venue. Although it is a bit slow at times there's good story telling about a tough time.
Don't see it if U don't like 3 exceptional solo performances intertwined into 1 play, you depress easily and prefer light plays or musicals.
See it if You admire great acting - monologues are challenging, but all 3 handle them deftly. Tough story well done!!
Don't see it if Sad Irish stories are not your thing.
See it if like monologues one of the three characters is believable (the housewife) self-indulgent, pointlessly emotional story
Don't see it if want a believable story want a strong story and not use of forced tears & yelling to drive an undeserved emotional connection Read more
See it if IF you are looking for originality.
Don't see it if IF you are looking for a light-hearted play.
See it if you want to see something intense and emotional
Don't see it if you hate monologues and characters who don’t interact
See it if If you like finely drawn characters, brilliantly portrayed, caught up in the profound frustration of everyday life.
Don't see it if You want a lighthearted musicals or fluffy plays. If you like escapism. If you don't like listening to accents.
See it if If you want to see three very good actors tell their story. Sometimes annamated, sometimes too wordy, but effective direction makes thiswork
Don't see it if It can be depressing and slow. If you want an up beat show
See it if you like atypical, but realistic, explorations of the human condition given low education and rural isolation. The results are dire.
Don't see it if a play without any joy or humor is a turnoff. Actually this is not a play. It is three serial, intertwined monologues.
Critic Reviews (10)
CRITIC’S PICK "‘Pumpgirl’ Review: Gas for Sale but Dreams on Hold
An exquisite Irish Repertory Theater revival captures a trio of lost souls aching to connect in their constricting small town."
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3/5 Stars "'All three performers impressively handle the tricky task of embodying emotion while also narrating it. But the lack of interaction among the characters becomes a hindrance as the drama attempts to generate momentum."
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"'Pumpgirl' Zooms In on the Veiled Troubles in Rural Northern Ireland: Abbie Spallen's three-person play returns to New York City in a production with the Irish Repertory Theatre."
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"Small Town Lives Yearning For Something More In Abbie Spallen's 'PUMPGIRL'"
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"Though not a perfect piece by any means, 'Pumpgirl' is so obviously the work of a natural writer that one wonders why we haven't heard more from Spallen. Each character speaks in a distinct and arresting voice, loaded with startlingly accurate turns of phrase."
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4/5 stars: "Abbie Spallen's 'Pumpgirl' is another reminder of how deep the acting resources go in this revered theater city, with three eye-popping, ear-singeing performances."
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"Abby Spallen's three-hander about hard-luck lives in today's Northern Ireland."
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"... as Spallen's bleak triptych of longing and despair coalesces into a single devastating canvas, her characters' lives become as thoroughly unforgettable as anything that's been recorded in the headlines."
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