Helen Shaw reviews Joshua Harmon’s play about a Jewish family in Paris deciding whether to immigrate to Israel as a response to antisemitism in France.
Read our five-star review of Prayer for the French Republic on Broadway, a Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award winner for its Off-Broadway premiere. Read all our theatre reviews at NewYorkTheatreGuide.com.
What did our critic think of PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at Actor's Express? There are some questions we ask because we want to, and there are others we ask because we have to. PRAYER at Actor's Express asks both in a beautifully compelling story of a Jewish family searching for safety. Come walk away with a deeper understanding of the world.
Is there anywhere in the world that's truly safe for Jews? This is the question at the heart of Joshua Harmon's drama, "Prayer for the French Republic."