Reviews:

Don’t Look Four Stars

EYE WEEKLY's Review

Don’t Look would almost lead you to believe a post-funeral makeout with your cousin is more trouble than it’s worth. For Daniel and Ariella, this childhood experiment in incest-lite and the requisite humiliation that follows creates an unlikely amount of trauma. Though their neurotic adulthoods are artfully and simultaneously unravelled, their journeys reach a inconclusive resolution but what this play lacks in convincing drama it makes up for in sharply written comedy. A smart script and astute performances from Daniel Sadavoy and Rebecca Applebaum make Don’t Look well worth watching. Kate Lacey
NOW MAGAZINE's Review Rating: NNNN A comedy about incest? Yup, sharply written and well performed by authors Rebecca Applebaum and Daniel Sadavoy, the show looks at two kissin' cousins -- literally -- humiliated by everyone around them for their attraction to each other. Smartly directed by Maya Rabinovich, the piece has some dips in the middle and the ending could be better shaped, but you'll leave the theatre struck by the production's cleverness. Jon Kaplan

Full Comment - National Post Blog

Last night, I was at the the Royal St. George Theatre to see "Don't Look," directed by Maya Rabinovitch (full disclosure: Maya's a good friend of mine) and starring Rebecca Applebaum and Daniel Sadavoy.

It's a play about incest — or, at least, cousin-loving. Which means there were bound to be a few squeamish moments. But, mostly, it's about the odd nature of social taboos — how humans accept them — out of fear mostly — and revolt against them at the same time. And it's funny, too.

Sadavoy plays the part of the neurotic well and Applebaum (uniquely beautiful, by the way) excels as the artist — depressed, insular, private, scared. Each takes on multiple other roles as well, including Applebaum's lovable, huggable Tina.

Not being a theatre critic, I don't quite know how to rate "Don't Look" with any kind of dramatic flare: Two thumbs up; or Four Stars; or lots of snapping; or five knowing (but non-smiling) nods. Whatever, it's good. See for yourselves.