“This is live theater at its absolute best.” By Holli Harms, Oct 23
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The Kick Inside
Opened Oct 23, 2026 · Closed Nov 7, 2026 · Ran for 1 month
1 Rave
1 Positive
2 Mixed
1 Negative
Critics' Take
An experimental throwback to '60s avant-garde theater divides critics: some praise its ambitious non-linear vignettes and steady direction, while others find its randomness and obscurity more frustrating than rewarding.
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Critic Scorecard
5 reviews1 Rave
1 Positive
2 Mixed
1 Negative
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“The Kick Inside serves as a time capsule, catapulting its audiences back to the heyday of experimental theater.” By Nicole Colbert, Oct 29
“As an experience to just wash over you and let the moments that strike you strike you, The Kick Inside has its pleasures.” By Loren Noveck, Oct 23
“But the production never quite converts its fragments into a larger experience, and its apparent refusal to make connections eventually becomes less an aesthetic provocation than an artistic limitation.” By Tony Marinelli, Nov 1
“The Kick Inside feels completely random; it has aliens, a talking canine, milkshakes, and innards.” By Mark Rifkin, Oct 26
