About the Show

Two mismatched strangers meet for a date that spirals into chaos in this sharp, witty comedy.

In Strategic Love Play, two strangers meet for an awkward first date after matching online. What starts as a messy, mismatched encounter spirals into something far more unexpected. Despite the off-kilter conversation and bad vibes, neither can seem to leave. This razor-sharp, award-winning comedy from Succession writer Miriam Battye and director Katie Posner explores the complexities of modern dating.

After taking the Edinburgh Fringe by storm and selling out in London, the play makes its New York debut, offering a gripping, hilarious look at love, strategy, and human connection.

Critic Reviews (8)

"This is a play about that loneliness, and the yearning to fit in."
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"Yorke and Zegen...keep us invested in their deeply flawed characters"
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" 'Strategic Love Play' is more than a satire, but a dark vision of a dystopian future"
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"this is a blind date that seemed doomed from the first swipe."
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"...chronicles the ins and outs of desperate dating after thirty."
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"It’s more like a meet acute."
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Disguised in levity, it breaks down searching for one's own value in a stranger.
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"Playwright Battye and director Posner dig deep into the human need for connection"
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