Mary’s Hand
The Independent : ‘Outstanding’
*****
Elegant, thoughtful, current without being gimmicky and immaculately presented, Mary’s Hand is a 70-minute rebuke to the UK’s major opera companies. When you think of some of the baggy, ill-conceived and cynically presented dross they’ve given us in the name of new opera recently and compare it to this modest gem of a show, it’s enough to turn anyone to operatic zealotry and score-burning.
Miss Havisham’s Expectations
Linda Marlowe as Miss Havisham
WHATSONSTAGE Michael Coveney ****
‘a Dickens of a treat … a meta- theatrical box of delights that is one of the most original Dickens centenary celebrations imaginable.’
THE TIMES Libby Purves ****
‘Havisham has strong views on Dickens’s attitude to women..there is a hint of Ab-Fab Patsy about her rage at the loss of youth… impressive entertainment.’
BRITISH THEATRE.COM ****
‘Do yourself a favour and see this odd, strangely magical play.’
THE GUARDIAN Michael Billington ***
‘a witty, unexpectedly sexy evocation of a bitterly wronged woman.’
THE STAGE
Nick Awde MUST SEE SHOW
‘Di Sherlock’s provocative script embarks on a whistle-stop tour around Charles Dickens and his world ..This hi-energy production should have no problem in travelling internationally as a compelling cultural ambassador for Team GB Drama.’
THE UPCOMING ****
‘There are laughs aplenty – but there are also moments of true poignancy… even the most stony-hearted of theatregoers would succumb to.’
SCOTSGAY ****
‘Three great cheers then for writer Di Sherlock and actress Linda Marlowe!’
BROADWAY BABY ****
‘Miss Havisham’s Expectations may just be the closest you can come to experiencing the magic of Dickens famous readings of his work for yourself.’
The World’s Wife
MICHAEL COVENEY 5*
‘Di Sherlock’s witty, fleet-footed production’
THE OBSERVER 4*
‘Joyfully refreshing. Oh, do go and see this: it’s wonderful’
BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE 4*
‘a superb production that intelligently creates a theatrical piece from a collection of poems and not only preserves but enhances the wonderful characterisation and humour in the original writing’
FT 4*
‘a model of thoughtful economy’
EVENING STANDARD 4*
‘Di Sherlock directs deftly, creating a sense of structure where Duffy’s original lacks shape’
THE TIMES 3*
‘..under Di Sherlock’s direction, it seduces with a riot of vivid imagery and a firework display of virtuoso acting’
OMG! Ovid Unplugged
‘compelling, playful and emotionally engaging, sensitively and imaginatively directed…This was ‘girl power’ at its best.
Trinity College London Examiner