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Dinner with Friends by Donald Margulies

mrscottaustin's review against another edition

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4.0

Really well written. The play is profound in how realy and non-monumental or profound the characters and their lives are.

I was okay after reading it, but it has stayed with me.

redranger_26's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

saw the premise, thought it was going to be like who’s afraid of virginia woolf. it was and wasn’t at the same time. i liked it! gonna make me think abt stuff now like enjoying every moment and growing up and gaining responsibility abd relationships and blah blah blah. excited to read another one of this playwright’s plays

karinhammarlund97's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kennerinduluth's review against another edition

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4.0

Great title. Interesting characters. Several settings. Realistic. Funny. Ultimately could be a little dark for a "date night". But a thoughtful look at relationships and how they shape one another

maggie_sotos's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a strange play, and I wonder if seeing it onstage might make me like it more? Tom was such an over the top villain, he is so unlikeable from the start. In fact by the end you don't really like any of them. But definitely good duo scenes!

u2fan1977's review

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3.0

You know when you go back and watch a classic movie, and you say, man, it is so cliche! And then you realize, that everything else you have ever seen was the thing that was cliche, and not the original? That is the feeling I get from this. At the time it was probably very pertinent and new and creative, but now......it has been done.

nicoleoftheisland's review against another edition

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3.0

Well written but a bit old hat, even for something that is now almost two decades old, I feel like there are better takes on this subject, but this is still a good one.

lillianamw's review against another edition

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funny reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

dancingandtwirling's review against another edition

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4.0

Such a great play

sandy_21's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5