Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes by Tony Kushner

11 reviews

dalek_caan's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I enjoyed this play a lot, it really evoked a lot of emotions and captured a really important moment in history in an impactful and thoughtful way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Homophobia

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Domestic abuse

infusedchai's review

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

okay this play is a BEAST. read this for class and i wow i was blown away. i need to see this live the mini series is not enough for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

marthadude's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Absolute masterpiece. Is perhaps one of the best fictional characters (along with Belize) and Louis is one of the worst.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Drug use, Grief, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Addiction, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Outing

emily_hooper's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Antisemitism

the_true_monroe's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I saw this on Broadway two years ago today, and when I heard my brother had read it in class, I got so excited... he leant me his copy to read and I am so glad I did. Such a beautiful and powerful play, that I am lucky to have seen live and read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Homophobia, Gore, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, and Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs and Toxic friendship

clarathromycin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Outing, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Antisemitism, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Vomit

Moderate: Cancer and Sexual harassment

remimicha's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Body horror, Mental illness, Outing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Infidelity, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Classism, Physical abuse, Vomit, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Antisemitism, and Excrement

creediscool's review

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

So underrated!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Homophobia, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Religious bigotry

burnt_milk's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Wild. Absolutely wild. These characters are rich and so messy. The way Roy Cohn's character is written in particular is horrifyingly resonant re: the last few years. I adore Belize and love how awful and pretentious and selfish Louis is, and how sneakingly real he feels. I can't pretend to understand half of Perestroika LOL but this play remains an integral part of AIDS history for a reason. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Terminal illness, Addiction, Death, and Homophobia

Moderate: Blood, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Racism

Minor: Body shaming

addyruth17's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

There is a point one can reach when one has so many thoughts and feelings that the mind fails to comprehend any of them, and one can do nothing but stare at the wall with brain buzzing.  I reached this point, perhaps twice, while reading this play.  Immaculate scenes, delectable wording, and a heap of challenging topics. Gives the audience just enough to understanding something new, even if they don't quite understand what is happening in the scene itself.  So surreal it simply must be about reality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Racism, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Biphobia, Excrement, and Racial slurs