The House That Swift Built presented by Red Square Theatre at Athenaeum Theatre

Chicago Sun Times - Somewhat Recommended

"...Though visually lavish and sophisticated, and ambitious in both scale and scope, the Red Square Theatre production of Gregory Gorin's "The House That Swift Built" -- a fantasia on the life, work and mysterious final years of the brilliant satirist, Jonathan Swift -- is ultimately too esoteric for its own good."

Chicago Reader - Not Recommended

"...despite some hallucinatory flourishes, Gorin's script is meandering and featureless. Directors Luda Lopatina and Dale Goulding can't find a coherent style for this Red Square debut, failing to unite the uneven cast."

ChicagoCritic - Somewhat Recommended

"...the play is too difficult to follow. One would need a blue print just to follow the action. For fantasia to work on stage, clarity and a decisive plot line needs to be established then we’ll go wherever the show takes us. But this show ultimately becomes a dead end. Still the performances, the sophisticated style, and variety of European theatrics make The House That Swift Built a curiosity. The show has merit."