Berkeley Repertory Theatre Review

Paradise Square was fantastic! Great performances by a large and talented staff. Excellent song writing and compositions!

This is a comfortable theater. The play I saw was excellent but they may have duds: I don't know.

We had the pleasure of watching Amelie (also 5 stars!) preformed here. What a great theatre. The staff greeted us with a smile and helped us to our seats. There is also plenty of food and drinks to be had before the show starts if you wanted to come a little early. We really enjoyed the outside seating area.

For my money, the best theater company in the Bay Area.

Saw a great performance of The Wild Bride here last night.

The Acoustics of this place are amazing. This particular show also had a great lighting director. Great place for Valentines Day.

I was lucky enough to see "Angels in America" on a marathon day. It was incredible! Staff was great.

Great shows, great casts. Most recently, we saw Lillian Hellman's "Watch on the Rhine", which explores issues of opposition to vs. collaboration with the Nazis in prewar America.

Be careful to arrive early because there was a long line and only one person to help in the will call window

A little taste of Broadway in the People's Republic of Berkeley, bringing you excellent theater!

5/1/13

PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE

We came to Berk. Rep. for a Yelp Event and so happy that we were able to experience the world-famous theater. The play itself was great. I'd never seen this Shakespeare number before but I imagine the director took some slight liberties in production since the pirates held AK-47s and Batman & Robin made an appearance.

We were excited for the show and left relatively early. We used Google maps and both of our phones directed us to a location that was NOT the theater. We were on the same street, but several blocks away. As we walked around the residential neighborhood we asked people if they knew where it was. Nobody did! We tried calling the theater and got no answer. It was very close to showtime. Finally, we found someone that knew. We were not close at all but we drove to the garage the gentleman suggested (not the Allston one, the one we picked was across the street from the box office) and it was an odd garage, but we found parking and that was all that mattered.

Our tickets awaited us at the box office and the theater employee was quick to hand them to us. We perused the snack area as fast as possible and then took our seats empty handed, but already thinking about what we wanted on break. As we sat, a performer started off the audience with a group song. It was fun and lively and educational (it instructed the room to turn off phones and pointed out the emergency exits).

The set up of the theater is awesome. It's all high seating that looks down on a center stage. The coolest thing I've ever seen in a theater took place this night. They used a large hose (like a fireman's hose) and sprayed the stage! Yes, with real water. it was so cool. Well-planned stage - they had a drain on it!! Other props, like a staircase that tucks away from first to second floor of the stage were really neat also.

All-in-all this was amazing! We had a great time. Enjoyed the fun performnace. Loved the venue. Even met a couple of yelp friends in person for the first time!! We will definitely be back.

Thought-provoking theater performed by well-trained actors guided by inspired directors.

The Berkeley Repertory Theater needs handrails for the stairs. It is very dangerous walking up and down to your seat.

Beatiful space with two stages. You're allowed to bring your drink into the show which is nice. Also a lovely outdoor seating area

Always cutting edge theater. Gurantee to entertain. Very good selections.

I love the place. Great plays and actors consistently but you don't have to go to San Francisco to see it! Really we have this place~

Great venue, sat in front row of mezzanine,while watching, listening to "Paradise Square" -- musical, historical play depicting an unplanned and diversified neighborhood around the early 1800s whose quasi-success eventually falls victim to the usual challenges of ethnicity, race , class, greed, and "divide and conquer" politics. Enjoyable and also hard to watch. Comfortable seats, kind helpful ushers and welcoming. Oh, did I say it was cold outside but incredibly warm inside? Thanks Berkeley Rep, you got all of it right!

Fantastic performances and actors with compelling stories.

Excellent production in comfortable and architecturally interesting theatre

Paradise Square, the current production is a great historical musical. The dancing alone will take it to Broadway. A must see!!

Very nice place. But need ticket or registration to attend any program.

Office Hour at Berkeley Rep Theater was outstanding! It was a moving thought-provoking look into all the possible factors driving school shootings.
I was afraid it would be depressing and gory but it wasn t. Instead it made you look at many truths and societal dynamics we are afraid to look squarely at. It also helps you realize there are many different factors driving misdirected motivation to shoot and encourages you to look at many perspectives.

No bad seats here, and always thoughtfully curated presentations. Intimate, but not too small.

Very nice theater with a friendly staff. I would highly recommend.

I love this Theater. The staff was super friendly and helpful. I came here twice to see Ain't too Proud and every seat is a good seat. I love that they offer a discount to folks under a certain age (MAJOR SCORE).

A wonderful artistic experience. Their teen theater council is awesome!

Great theater, high quality, with a good mix of fun and challenging works. Excellent performances for the most part. Top-tier in the bay area.

Love seeing shows at BRT! High quality productions and great season choices

Paradise Square was absolutely excellent! The Roda theatre is comfortable and cozy.

Love seeing plays here. Productions are sparse but profound

So hard to purchase tickets on their website. Spoke to the person on the sales window, and she gave me a very vague and dismissive answer - What she doesn't know is I've asked this questions lots of times before in the past year and I know they keep saying they will work on it, but no clear sign they are. Very frustrating.

The art direction for this theater is incredible! I was lucky enough to score tickets to see "No Man's Land" during it's run with the famous Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan; however, I've already bought tickets for the next production! The sound, light, and entire aesthetic of the theatre is incredibly impressive. Your dollars would be wisely spent at Berkeley Rep.

Loved the play "Ain't too Proud to Beg"! Berkeley Rep is great, although they could add a couple of minutes to intermission! Restroom lines atrocious .

This is an amazing and underrated theatre but hosts some surprisingly high quality shows. The musicals here are excellent and I particularly loved "Paridise Square" they have other excellent productions!

Beautiful show right now ANGELS IN AMERICA. See it!

Consistently great shows- relevant, meaningful, and always beautiful.

I don't believe there are any bad seats in terms of watching the play. The play I saw "Ain't Too Proud" is so good I want to go again.

Great play - Metamorphosis. Great seating plan allows view from every seat.

Great shows, convenient parking, and it's Berkeley!

A number of years ago I was invited to attend a performance of Passing Strange at Berkeley Rep. They gave our group a nice little wine reception beforehand and spoke to us about how they were interested in getting younger people excited about and attending theater. Their demographic skewed pretty old. I moved to Europe and back before attending my second show there. It was American Idiot, the Green Day musical... and the theater was buzzing with younger attendees. I was so happy for them! They had done just what they set out to do. I started attending more and more and now I am a season ticket holder. I live most of forty miles away, on the peninsula, and I almost always get caught in awful traffic on my way there but I don't care. It's my favorite theater in the Bay Area. The parking garage right across the street is only $5 if you arrive after 5pm (pro tip: insert a credit card on your way in instead of taking a ticket and then use the same card to get out, skip the pay machine!). Dining options nearby are plentiful and wonderful. I like Comal, Revival and Build best so far.

Good theater. Clean well run venue. In the heart of Berkeley s theater district.

Beautiful theater and hitting that sweet spot of medium sized theater where there are no bad seats. Saw Angels in America Part One here on 6/15/2018.

Fun, engaging, entertaining. Just saw The Good Book. Amazing versatile and talented actors.

Great venue and always amazing performances. I was quite surprised knowing such big names and quality would be in our small city. Lots of new talent too. Take a look often at the schedule.

Great venue for a show. I took my fiance here to see Amelie and we were blown away with how good the cast was. Also, the stage is very alive active. Cant wait to see our next show. If you're under 30, you can get discount tickets.

Every time, they nail it in terms of visitor experience. Regardless of whether or not I care for the production, I am always impressed by how well BR curates its shows. Currently playing Monsoon Wedding and the coordinating concessions delighted me. It feels like you're being transported when you step into the lobby.

This place puts on top notch theater. We're truly lucky to have a low key theater like Berkeley Rep in our backyard.

Superior quality actors. Nearly to Ashland Oregon featival standard.

I just love this place and it's conveniently located near public transportation.

A beautiful theater and a stunning line up of performances.

Everything about this place was great except for the girl at Will Call ignoring us at the window.

We have had a subscription to Berkeley Rep for many years now! The best place for theater in the Bay Area!

Love this theatre. Always interesting offerings. After five or six plays, I've never left without being completely in awe.

Kiss my Aztec, was incredible! The Rep is a great venue! Not a bad seat in the house!

Bar and bathroom are downstairs. Light food/snacks available for purchase.

Excellent performance and stage; and friendly staff! They're happy to tell you a bit about the stage or theater if you ask.

Mi Tierra is a great grocery store known well by the community. Although it is mostly frequented by Latinos, it is open to everyone. This store holds fresh products, ranging from fruits and vegetables to meat and fresh baked break. It also contains house hold products at a cheap price. Not only that but it has overall good employees that are friendly. There are some inconveniences, but it will have most of what you need.

A wonderful experience - and short walk from the downtown Berkeley BART station

I saw Angels in America with a group, both parts of the play. While the play, direction, stage/set & props were awesome (truly awesome), the seats are small, rows are narrow, and there's only one bathroom to handle the entire theater. Couldn't get in at the intermission because the line was so long. And they don't allow you back in after the show starts.

Lovely people and place! Went there to see Monsoon Wedding and the stage with awsome!