Brantley's Kid Victory Review
Brantley's Kid Victory Review
ahhrealmonsters
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/10
#1Brantley's Kid Victory Review
Posted: 3/1/17 at 4:33pm
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/theater/kid-victory-review.html?_r=0
This post doesn't have to do with Kid Victory, so I didn't think it was appropriate for that thread. I apologize for starting a new thread if there's another one that fits.
In the first paragraph of Brantley's Kid Victory review, in addition to (as my friend said) "mocking the idea about plays and musicals discussing young people with mental illnesses," Brantley incorrectly labels Christopher in Curious Incident as agoraphobic. While the character is never officially diagnosed in the play, Christopher definitely is not agoraphobic... I believe the term Brantley was looking for is "autistic". (I personally would add "spectrum" to that.) Was this a weird error/typo that the copy editor missed, or did Brantley see a different play? Maybe I should get him a copy of the DSM-V...
#2Brantley's Kid Victory Review
Posted: 3/1/17 at 7:39pm
To be fair, Christopher is more overtly agoraphobic in the book. It's not to the extreme of him never wanting to leave his house, but it is clear that the outdoors make him incredibly uneasy.
#3Brantley's Kid Victory Review
Posted: 3/2/17 at 1:51pm
ahhrealmonsters said: "Brantley incorrectly labels Christopher in Curious Incident as agoraphobic"
This is not the first time that an ostensibly credible critic has gotten basic facts about a show incorrect.
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
#4Brantley's Kid Victory Review
Posted: 3/2/17 at 2:25pm
I think Brantley doesn't have the mental health background to know that Christopher isn't "agoraphobic" per se, but that one of his challenges is discomfort with being in new spaces, new people, etc. I also think Brantley likes to use words and citations that make him sound erudite, even at risk of their being incorrect.
#6Brantley's Kid Victory Review
Posted: 3/2/17 at 2:37pm
LuminousBeing said: "I also think Brantley likes to use words and citations that make him sound erudite, even at risk of their being incorrect."
^^^This.
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
