very European in its absurdist embrace and subsequent disregard for naturalism. Whatever its ellipses, the new work is thrillingly served by its Almeida Theater quartet, who find the wrenching emotion in what could be highly self-conscious and arch." Charles Isherwood, in his review of the 2001 production for Variety, wrote: "...for all its vaudevillian diversions and seemingly pointless digressions, it’s clear and sharp as a knife, and full of subtle correspondences. The play’s oddnesses and baroque structure mirror the haphazard patterns of life, after all....If it’s fundamentally about loss, 'The Play About the Baby”' also is about survival, how we 'get through it all,' as the Man says..." Barbara Lee Horn (Professor, Dept. of Speech, Communication Sciences, and Theatre, St. John's University) noted "The reviews were exceedingly mixed along the way." References External links 1998 plays Off-Broadway plays Plays by Edward Albee