Arden Theatre Company Review

Lovely place to see a great show, but bring a jacket... It's ALWAYS cold!

I always think I'm going to love a show when I go to the Arden, but it's pretty hit or miss. They're well established as a company but their vision is pretty limited and culturally lack diversity.

Great mix of plays throughout the year...from Shakespeare to new playwrights to musicals...the Arden does it all, and does it well.

Love this place kids are great enjoy myself everytime i go

Awesome musical theatre summer camp for my 6 year old

We really enjoyed the shows we went to at Arden. The staff is friendly and helpful.

Great talent, great seats, great show, great night shared with my daughter and 3 of my 26 grand. Fun night

One of the best theatres in Philadelphia! Must see ,"fun home "

I have a very nice experience there
I went and my daughter there with the school
It s clean nice
We enjoy every moment
The actress was marvelous
The theme of the play was very nice
I like the place very very very much

Productions at the Arden are always high quality and they are not afraid to bring shows that are thought-provoking, and deal with themes such as social justice, racial inequity, equality, and more. I've seen a dozen or more shows at the Arden, including most recently My General Tubman; but also Ragtime, 74 Seconds to Judgement, Treasure Island, and I have never been disappointed. meteted parking around the theater can be hard find and lots are expensive. However, its an easy walk to the bus and subway. The Arden is one of my favorite theaters in Philly.

This place is so amazing to bring a school group! Superb performances and staging every year!

Had a great time with my son. The actors interacted with the children. Allowed them to ask questions and take pictures after. I will return.

Wonderful place to go and get some stimulation and culture

We saw Once. Great production and a multi-talented cast.

First time there and I will be back . We took our 2 year old grandson to see Charlotte's Web. We never saw him sit so still. Great job to all that participated.

The theatre is intimate - all seats are excellent. The play we saw was fantastic! The acting was outstanding. A great experience all around!

Very good theater in choice plays, presentation and outstanding talent.
Have been a subscriber for years and always enjoy ourselves. Would recommend to anyone who enjoys good theater.

Amazing final dress rehearsal performance at the Arden. Pay what you wish for the final dress rehersal, a bit if a wait for tickets that aren't guaranteed, but it was cool. It's a nice little theater with a very versatile stage, and potentially nearly all around seating.

Always a good time and a very reasonably priced cultural experience.

As a recent afficienado of Philly theatre culture, there is more than the name can offer. I am definitely visiting again for great shows!

Seems like always a good performance. Thought provoking. Good acting. Good direction. Small theatres bring you close to the stage. All at very good prices. We are subscribers year after year.

cozy atmosphere allows you to get close to the actors

Great shows, especially those oriented toward younger audiences. My daughter lives the classes as well.

A very welcoming, cozy and we managed theatre. I love the announcement at the beginning of the show. Good marketing. Saw Tony Morrison's The Bluest Eyes. Adaption from the novel. Brilliant brilliant directing. Making the harsh, dirty moments so pure and transcending. Hats off to the director !
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Nothing has ever made me feel like this. Time froze. I was on the edge of my seat at times grabbing my heart, at times wiping my nose, at times looking up to breathe. Nothing has ever made me feel like this and I know (and I hope not) it would be a long time before I ever see something like this again. This production, this adaptation, this bringing to life of a masterpiece with an all black cast infuses you with a complexities of emotions, aesthetic responses at any single moment, a fleeting moment that lasts longer than they are supposed to be, that hangs mid-air your heart, your brain, whatever you have brought here with you tonight to offer to the stage.

What I'm trying to say is, for other productions, you will feel certain things at certain times: this moment you feel wonder, this moment you feel pain, this moment you feel regret or joy, but with this production, what I experienced was so so rich; it was a multitude of you-name-its, happened and infused your whole being in any given moment. It was rich, so so rich in truths in history in humanity. It was way beyond me and it took me over.

I have to catch my breath writing this to you. I love the show, very much.

#ArdenBluest

Seeing black souls giving voices to their stories shook me to the core.

I love the come here to see plays! Especially those produced or directed by Kash Goins

Engaging, entertaining experience for people of all ages

Great theatre. Quaint, great acoustics. Enjoyed the performance.

Wonderful theater company performing both a regular season of classics and new plans and a children's season in a modern two stage venue in a historic part of old Philadelphia. The Arden makes excellent contributions to Philadelphia's live performance scene. We have seen many plays here over the years from both their mainstage and children programs, and recently attended the surprising and amazing Charlotte's Web. Highly recommended. The Arden also works with the community to bring low income children to performances and has a drama school for kids.

Support local theater & entertainment here. Consistently good programs and stories. I have a subscription, and recommend you get one too.

Fantastic. The musical play Once was a great performance, story, music, singing, acting, staging, what a wonderful show. Best theater in Philly!

Beautiful space, excellent acoustics, and an amazing theater camp production of Sweeney Todd tonight! 5 star performance!

Great children's theater with great story productions

I took a quick trip to the theater while in town and found this to be a fantastic experience! So well done! My Uber dropped me off at the Arden Theater building down the block so be careful about finding your way to the actual theater down just a block. Worth the trip!

The Arden is an excellent venue for seeing powerful work by professional actors at excellent prices.

We saw Peter pan there. The cast was very talented and versatile and we had a great time.

Great venue! Intriguing plays. Awesome staff. Street parking. A few garages in the area. Drinks and snacks available to purchase.

The Arden consistently presents excellent live theater. Their five adult and two children's productions each year are unfailingly great stories, creatively staged, well-acted and well-directed.

Great small theatre. Not a bad seat in the house. Great acoustics. Staff is very friendly.

Interesting staging with wide open views for all seats. Plus, the play we saw was very well written and acted

Treasure Island was great!!! Very much enjoyed the show.

The Arden Theater was wonderful! The show was great, the cast took time for a Q & A with children in the audience and greeted everyone in the lobby. Great outing!

Theater is configured well and seats are all good. We take our kids to the children's shows every year and it's been great exposure to Theater for them. Most of the shows I've seen here are pretty good.

Nice Theatre Small Personsonal Setting with limited seats, And The Play 74 Seconds, Wonderful

My first experience with the theatre outside of high school. Inexpensive and generally good work

The acting and theatre facilities are excellent. After a full day of work and then driving into the city it would have been wonderful to see a light-hearted, fast paced 2.5 hour play. In "A Dolls House" we did not have that. The actors certainly deserved a standing ovation - you were drawn right into their story and their lives. But the audience was overwhelmed by the hopelessness of of the situation and personalities of the characters when "A Dolls House" ended we could barely call up enough energy to clap. Kudos to these actors -
We purchase "A Leap of Faith" subscription and have been in every theatre in the Arden facility. We have never been disappointed in a production that we've attended.

My first time at the venue. The play was set in the smaller intimate, stage at the theater. Confotable seating, with enough personal space. Very helpful voluteers. The crowd seems to be for the large part patrons or members. I get that the theater deserves the community support it's earned. Enjoyed the production. The acting and stage crew were top notch. Very Professional.

Old city is tough to deal with if you drive a car. Consider public transportation. There are many great restruants and clubs in the area. Make a night of it.

The bleachers are a little unstable but comfortable seating.

Love this venue. Small but great place to see a show.

Great show. Seating excellent. Wonderful hospitality.

This was my first time there. I took my six-year-old daughter there to see the Charlotte's Web production. The venue is awesome! It is very intimate. My daughter and I were captivated for the entire show.

Beautiful theater! Dont like how they involved their political opinions in the acts

We saw Peter Pan. It was not the typical production of the classic show but the story was the same. Arden took an old story and made it new for kids and families. Low budget but big imagination.

Saw Ragtime! It was great! It's a darn disgrace we struggling with the same issues and themes in the play in current times:(

I've never experienced a show where the stage is in the middle and the audience is on all four sides until I saw A Dolls House

It was a great theatre, saw Ragtime in the round. Sound sounded wonderful but there where times where the actors where above you and you couldn't see them.

What a great experience for the kids! We have been there for 2 different children's shows now and both were very well done. It is a different experience then what you would think of as classic theater. They make full use of the auditorium, including the ceiling and seats at times, and invite participants to join the show sometimes too. After every show there is a short question and answer period with the actors and then you can meet them in the lobby to take pictures with the actors. My boys are 12 and 9 and have both greatly enjoyed attending here and are looking forward to their next production.

Great show. Wonderful acting. THE place to take young children for a theater experience.

Wonderful small theater. There is no bad seats in the house

We have taken nieces and nephews, and now grandchildren, here for years. Wonderful shows and cast.

One of my favorite places to enjoy a show! Great variety of shows each and every season. No matter where you're seated there's not a bad sight-line in the house. Excellent children's programs/camps thoughout the year.

We saw Peter Pan! Excellent experience! Amazingly helpful and friendly staff AND actors who actually met with the kids after the play to answer questions and have photos taken! Incredible experience!

Wonderful production! Actor, stage, light, story....

The productions have been really well acted. The price is very reasonable, upstairs, the seats are roomy and the setting is even more intimate than the main stage down stairs.