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Set in the 1880s, In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play centers on a doctor and his wife whose household is upended by the doctor’s experimental therapy as inventor of a new device.

This show is closed.

Performances ended on Jan. 10, 2010.

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About In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play on Broadway

Previews: Oct 22, 2009 • Opening: Nov 19, 2009 • Closing: Jan 10, 2010
Broadway Plays Comedy
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Venue

Lyceum Theatre Lyceum Theatre
149 West 45th Street
New York, NY 10036
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Theater is not completely wheelchair accessible. There are no steps into the theater from the sidewalk, but there are steps within theater.
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What Is the Story of In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play?
In a seemingly perfect, well-to-do Victorian home, proper gentleman and scientist Dr. Givings has innocently invented an extraordinary new device for treating “hysteria” in women (and occasionally men): the vibrator. Adjacent to the doctor’s laboratory, his young and energetic wife tries to tend to their newborn daughter—and wonders exactly what is going on in the next room. When a new “hysterical” patient and her husband bring a wet nurse and their own complicated relationship into the doctor’s home, Dr. and Mrs. Givings must examine the nature of their own marriage, and what it truly means to love someone.

Reviews

A collection of our favorite reviews from professional news sources.

"“In the Next Room is a true novelty: a sex comedy designed not for sniggering teenage boys—or grown men who wish they were still sniggering teenage boys—but for adults with open hearts and minds.""

The New York Times

Charles Isherwood

""A compelling yarn with engaging characters who evolve. When Cerveris and Benanti enter the winter garden and disrobe for the play’s final Edenic sequence, [playwright Ruhl] achieves an unforced aura of hopeful wonder.""

Time Out New York

David Cote

""[Playwright] Sarah Ruhl's grasp of her characters is strong, and their troubles are affectingly depicted.A painful and riotous symphony of sexual searching.""

Backstage

David Sheward

""[Director] Les Waters has an agreeably light touch that allows the comedy to milk every ounce of naughtiness without tipping over into puerility. The fine cast keeps it engrossing.""

Variety

David Rooney

""The play has been given a pitch-perfect Broadway staging that beautifully balances its humor and pathos. Under the sensitive direction of Les Waters, the ensemble delivers sterling performances.""

The Hollywood Reporter

Frank Scheck

Cast & Creative

Cast

Dr. Givings
Mrs. Givings
Mrs. Daldry
Wendy Rich Stetson
Annie
Chandler Williams
Leo Irving

Creative

Written by
Sarah Ruhl
Director
Les Waters
Set Designer
Annie Smart
Costume Designer
David Zinn
Lighting Designer
Russell H. Champa
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