Strategic Love Play
Closing: December 07, 2024Strategic Love Play - 2024 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
Minetta Lane Theatre
16 Minetta Lane New York, NY 10012
After matching online, two strangers—Heléne Yorke (“The Other Two”) and Michael Zegen (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)—meet in real life. The vibe is off, and the conversation is a mess. Yet something is keeping them in their seats. What begins as a typical date off the apps spirals into something unexpected in a bold new production of Strategic Love Play, the show that sold out in London and took the Edinburgh Fringe by storm. From “Succession” writer Miriam Battye and director Katie Posner comes the New York debut of the award-winning, razor-sharp “comedic tour de force” (The Guardian) that The Evening Standard calls “as gripping as a friend’s rapid-fire texts from a disastrous first date."
Strategic Love Play - 2024 - Off-Broadway Cast
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Review: Strategic Love Play at the Minetta Lane Theatre
5 / 10
Unfortunately, clichés abound throughout this thin exploration of conscious coupledom, directed with regrettably slack rhythms by Katie Posner. The romantic comedy genre is not an endlessly deep well, but it feels as if we’ve encountered every plot point under a more interesting guise before. Jenny (Heléne Yorke), staring down the barrel of another year alone, tries desperately to convince herself that love requires compromise. Adam (Michael Zegen), a prototypical nice guy, pines for a female friend now married to a man of whom he doesn’t approve. In the script, the characters are called simply “Woman” and “Man,” perhaps in a nod to universality—but it also underscores the lack of specificity or personality in much of Battye’s writing.
Heléne Yorke and Michael Zegen meet acute in ‘Strategic Love Play’ (Off Broadway review)
7 / 10
Yorke is a bit too loud, abrasive, and quick to laugh at her jokes — and she upsets the norms and rhythms of courtship that we’ve come to expect from decades of rom-coms. We can see it in Zegen’s stuttering responses, his self-conscious rubbing of his hands up and down his pant legs, and the way that she keeps throwing him off his game while still sparking his interest. Not that this guy has much rizz. He’s a self-described “nice normal person” who says he works at Mount Sinai, but immediately fesses up that he’s an auditor and not a doctor, who quickly admits he used a fake name on his profile, and who blurts out details about his most recent ex, a woman who dumped him after 16 months who remains a rent-free tenant in his brain.
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STRATEGIC LOVE PLAY to End Limited Run This Weekend; Audible Original To Be Released
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 5, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 5, 2024
Strategic Love Play starring Heléne Yorke and Michael Zegen will conclude its limited engagement, New York-premiere run this weekend. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Video: Heléne Yorke and Michael Zegen in STRATEGIC LOVE PLAY Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 13, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 13, 2024
Audible is presenting The New York premiere of Strategic Love Play, starring Heléne Yorke and Michael Zegen. Strategic Love Play is now playing at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre. See footage here!
Photos: STRATEGIC LOVE PLAY, Starring Heléne Yorke and Michael Zegen, Opens Off-Broadway
by Blair Ingenthron - November 11, 2024
by Blair Ingenthron - November 11, 2024
The New York premiere of Strategic Love Play, starring Heléne Yorke and Michael Zegen, opened on Sunday, November 10 at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre. Check out photos from opening night here!
Review Roundup: STRATEGIC LOVE PLAY, Starring Heléne Yorke and Michael Zegen
by Nicole Rosky - November 11, 2024
by Nicole Rosky - November 11, 2024
Strategic Love Play, starring Heléne Yorke and Michael Zegen and written by Miriam Battye, is now being presented by Audible. Check out what the critics are saying here!
Photos: Heléne Yorke and Michael Zegen in STRATEGIC LOVE PLAY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 6, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 6, 2024
The New York premiere of Strategic Love Play, starring Heléne Yorke and Michael Zegen, is being presented by Audible. See photos here!
Audible Theater's STRATEGIC LOVE PLAY Begins Performances Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 31, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 31, 2024
The New York premiere of Strategic Love Play, starring Heléne Yorke and Michael Zegen begins previews tomorrow – Friday, November 1 – at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Heléne Yorke & Michael Zegen to Star in STRATEGIC LOVE PLAY at Audible Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 9, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 9, 2024
Audible will present the New York premiere of Strategic Love Play, starring Heléne Yorke & Michael Zegen. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
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