6 / 10
Without the help of stronger production elements to deepen Anna’s story, the scenic design can only go so far, as the plot about a struggle for redemption by men is a struggle to invest in. In 2025, a woman conforming to societal expectations and suffering shame for sex work feels discouraging, partly because we’re still living in a world where women lack liberation.
4 / 10
With its main characters speaking and acting past each other, this Anna Christie doesn’t convincingly locate a strong rope-line from 1921 to now. Instead, it feels as unmoored as one of its barges, and overall a little lost in the muffling mists of that old devil sea.
What did critics think of ANNA CHRISTIE, running at Brooklyn's St. Ann's Warehouse, directed by Thomas Kail, and starring Michelle Williams and Tom Sturridge?
St. Ann’s Warehouse has just announced that Tony nominees Tom Sturridge and Brian d’Arcy James have joined the cast of St. Ann’s new production of Eugene O’Neill’s “Anna Christie,” directed by Thomas Kail. We have all of the details here!
| 1921 | Broadway |
Broadway |
| 1952 | Broadway |
Broadway |
| 1977 | Broadway |
Broadway |
| 1993 | Broadway |
Roundabout Revival Broadway |
| 2011 | West End |
Donmar Warehouse Revival West End |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design of a Play | Nevin Steinberg |
| 2026 | Drama League Awards | OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY | Anna Christie |
