"Theoretically it’s an intriguing pairing, for their respective comic chops and even their visual contrast: her tininess, his tallness."
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"Young's ability to slowly open up this guarded character provides Gruesome its bruised, bleeding heart."
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"It’s less than the sum of all those oft-excerpted parts, and when you string them all together, they lack a cumulative and grounding intent beyond the basic notion that everyone bleeds in their own way."
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"This beautifully acted and directed revival reminds us of the value of daring to find beauty in the grotesque."
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"It's an interesting approach that certainly saves money on production costs, but I'm not sure it helps us to understand the characters any better. Still and all, it's hard to imagine a better production of this most unconventional love story."
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"Gruesome Playground Injuries may not be the prolific Joseph’s best play...However, it might be his best known, at least in certain circles"
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The final moments don’t just land—they resonate. This "Gruesome Playground Injuries" feels less like a revival and more like a revelation.
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‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’ mostly succeeds as an acting exercise, where the performers can throw themselves (sometimes literally) into showy recklessness.
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