Princess Smartypants

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“Bags of fun”
★★★★ Theatre Weekly

“Princess Smartypants hits all the marks.”
★★★★ All That Dazzles

“A company that has proven itself adept at entertaining all ages.”
★★★★ The Stage

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Drac and Jill

 

“Supercharged.”
★★★★ The Observer

“A rich pop-culture tapestry, stitched together with a fluent cinematic vernacular, comic virtuosity and technical finesse.”
★★★★ The Stage

“There have been many special nights in this most intimate of acting spaces, but director Tom Brennan’s Drac & Jill must rate as one of the best of them – a tour-de-force delivered at a pace beyond the dials – the laughs just keep coming!”
★★★★★ StageTalk Magazine

“The funniest, crudest, most heart-warming theatre… Do not miss this!”
★★★★★ The Fix

 

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Rocky Shock Horror

 

“If you are not shouting and clapping by the end of this two-hour hullabaloo, I’d be surprised.”
★★★★★ Stage Talk Magazine

“A smash hit must-see… Fantastically entertaining.”
★★★★ The Fix

“There are laughs aplenty, not the polite laughter of the theatre crowd but real genuine guffaws from an audience with a drink in hand and ready to have a good time.”
★★★★ The Reviews Hub

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“The outright winner of the comedy heavyweight title… Take a ringside seat, and have a good roll round in the aisles of The Wardrobe Theatre, punchdrunk with glee.”
Bristol 24/7

 

 

The Great Gatsby

 

“a cocktail of stage wizardry... Intricately inventive… It reels us in and distils the spirit of Fitzgerald’s story in its own small, beautiful way.”
★★★★ The Guardian

“Captures the essence of the novel and its resonance.”
★★★★ The Stage

“Filled with wry inventiveness… The show evokes as much nostalgia for when we could be in rooms getting drunk with other people, as it does for the roaring twenties.”
Exeunt Magazine

"imaginative ingenuity."
★★★★ A Younger Theatre

"this production is breathtaking!... I could gush about this show all day."

The Arts Business

 

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Robin Hood

 

Shoots straight for the heart

★★★★★ Bristol Post

Super-sleek remix of the myth

★★★★ The Stage

"A company that continue to dazzle

with their vision and ambition."

★★★★ WhatsOnStage

 

 

The Sugar House

 

“Compelling, haunting and electric, The Sugar House is the show of the year. A whirlwind of heartbreak and discovery, this play takes its audience on an unforgettable journey… Honest, empathetic and life-changing” 

★★★★★ London Theatre Reviews

“A brilliantly directed, performed and designed performance.” Viv Williams, 

★★★★★ West End Best Friend

“A small-scale, dynamic production that packs a far heavier punch than the Finborough Theatre’s intimate venue would suggest.” 

★★★★ Morning Star

“It’s hard to find a fault in this production. Forceful, despairing and, I don’t mind admitting, quite tearful.” Miriam Sallon, 

★★★★The Spy in the Stalls

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“Alana Valentine’s The Sugar House at the Finborough draws you into a family saga set in ever-changing industrial Sydney, finding conversational lyricism in poverty, recriminations and dreams of a better life.” Dominic Cavendish, Twitter

 

“Relentlessly gritty and superbly performed, it is both ambitious kitchen sink drama and state of the nation play in one, refracting intertwined themes of social deprivation, criminality and police injustice through a single family in New South Wales, Australia.” Arifa Akbar, 

The Guardian

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FINALIST - BEST DIRECTOR - Off West End Awards

 

 

International House of Vape: Redefining Theatre Experience

 

“Hilarious satire that also delivers heartbreaking honesty”  

Lyn Gardner,

★★★★ The Stage 
“It’s hard to imagine a more perfect creative comment on the current condition of the theatre industry” 

★★★★The Scotsman
“Honest & unexpectedly emotional…Knotty, funny, complex work” 

Kris Hallett,

★★★★  Life as Theatre

“A stirring reminder of the power of art and its ability to make us connect.”  

★★★★ The List

 

“Superbly written, brilliantly acted, hilarious and beautiful... It sheds its skin and leaves on stage two theatre makers – who for 10 years have pioneered devised theatre and represented our city, two theatre makers to whom Bristol owes its enormous gratitude”

Bristol 24/7

 

 

The Last of The Pelican Daughters

 

'A high-spirited show, by a young company who know what they’re doing.'

★★★★ The Independent

'There is a moment in the show… that may be the most intensely brilliant three minutes at the Edinburgh Fringe this year.'

★★★★ WhatsOnStage

'The infectious energy and invigorating devising of the ensemble… propel the production to joyful heights”'

★★★★ Broadway Baby

“Beautifully written and fantastically staged…

★★★★★ Theatre Weekly

★★★★ The Stage

★★★★ Broadway World

★★★★ British Theatre Guide

 

 

South Western

 

'a riotous wild west homage... as charming – and impossible to categorise – as their previous shows...rivalling Patrick Barlow’s much-loved adaptation of The 39 Steps for theatrical inventiveness.'

★★★ The Guardian

'buckle up, pack your pint as well as your pistol, and get ready for a rip-roaring ride that proves Wardrobe Ensemble are some of the best in the West.'

★★★★ ReviewsHub

 

 

1972: The Future of Sex

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“An echo chamber of creativity...absolutely spot-on.”

★★★★★ A Younger Theatre 

“The theatrical equivalent of popping candy: blissful, colourful, multi-sensory magic. ”

★★★★★ Three Weeks 

"The most exciting young company I have seen for quite a while."

★★★★  The Times 

★★★★★ The Stage

★★★★★ Reviews Hub

★★★★ The Guardian

★★★★ Time Out

★★★★ LGBTQ Arts Review

★★★★ Fest

★★★★ The Upcoming

★★★★ Broadway Baby

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“Terrific work...Funny, true and a little bit heart-breaking” Lyn Gardner​

 

 

Eloise and The Curse of The Golden Whisk

 

"Inventive and engaging storytelling, this production is told with warmth

and a huge sense of fun" 

★★★★ The Stage

"Eloise & The Curse of the Golden Whisk is more charming than Mary Berry and more warming than a cup of Bovril."

Exeunt

"The cast had our packed audience in the palm of their hands. I really cannot praise this show highly enough."

Express and Echo

"As quintessentially British as any panto, but with a hell of a lot more class"

★★★★ Exposé

 

 

33

 

“An amazing story – and an amazing performance... a compelling show, which entertains just as much as it poses questions... evoking every feeling from claustrophobia to euphoria.”

★★★★ Broadway Baby on 33

 

“…a fast-paced, shape-shifting drama…by flatly rejecting any audience expectation for verisimilitude, Wardrobe clears the way for a direct sense of human empathy.”

The Boston Globe on 33

 

 

RIOT

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“A cutting accuracy that draws genuine belly-laughs from the audience... a peerless performance”

★★★★★ Whats On Stage on RIOT 

 

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★★★★★ The Stage