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Reviews for Mary's Daughters by Kaya Bucholc and Will Wallace
Curtain Call Reviews
"The intertwined lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughters, Fanny Imlay and Mary Shelley, reflect the enduring legacy of a tenacious mother whose influence shaped the course of history. Despite their differences, their shared experiences and the tragic loss of their mother bind them together in a poignant tale of strength, resilience, and the enduring power of familial love."
4/5 Stars | Ryan Lenney | Curtain Call Reviews
4/5 Stars | Ryan Lenney | Curtain Call Reviews
"The piece is clever, touching, and beautifully presented. While marketed as a ‘feminist ghost story’, it is not frightening – indeed, we can feel the ghost of Mary Wollstonecraft’s feminism running through it."
4/5 Stars | Mica Anderson | A Young(ish) Perspective
4/5 Stars | Mica Anderson | A Young(ish) Perspective
"The performances are uniformly excellent – the actors work brilliantly together as a family group, with the sisters convincingly vying for the mother’s attention. In a play that could be over-dense with ideas, the clarity and focus of delivery ensure that we remain gripped and transfixed throughout. In spite of their bickering and often bitter arguments, the three are bound together irreparably. Towards the end of the play her daughters bring Mary Wollstonecraft face-to-face with the legacy of her work today – it is an utterly charming, funny and delightful moment in a powerful and challenging play."
4/5 Stars | Simon Ward | The Peg
4/5 Stars | Simon Ward | The Peg
"Mary’s Daughters offers a refreshing take on biographical storytelling, shedding light on both the well-known and forgotten aspects of its central figures."
3.5/5 Stars | Monica Cox | The Reviews Hub
3.5/5 Stars | Monica Cox | The Reviews Hub
"What this show does wonderfully is give heart and soul to these pioneering female creatives and thinkers, all too often forgotten by history, and reminding us how their struggles have paved the way for men and women to live as equals, or at least aspire to do so."
3/5 Stars | Jackie Thornton | Fairy Powered Productions
3/5 Stars | Jackie Thornton | Fairy Powered Productions
"It’s a very committed play, a very worthy play, a play that is keenly aware of the importance of its subject and the world’s comparative ignorance of that importance. It is also a play that wants to give the daughters a chance to say all the things they never got the chance to say, and air resentments, and come to terms with their personal histories."
3/5 Stars | Chris Lilley | London Pub Theatre Magazine
3/5 Stars | Chris Lilley | London Pub Theatre Magazine
"A thoughtful and lively performance with a cast that carries us confidently through the decades."
"The play is a great opportunity to learn more about a few of the women who have inspired and helped to create a more gender fair (though not yet sufficiently fair) society."
Keith McKenna | British Theatre Guide
"The play is a great opportunity to learn more about a few of the women who have inspired and helped to create a more gender fair (though not yet sufficiently fair) society."
Keith McKenna | British Theatre Guide
Reviews for Yaga by Kat Sandler
"This comic and darkly piece transported us throughout; we are left in a smoky and dark room, with moody lighting from Michael Drozd. Set and costume designer Valentina Turtur hung a pagan floral wall hanging and woodland backdrop which artfully gave a feeling of a sinister Slavic myth where the language of house spirits and demons and lesser deities were felt only more deeply.
This wacky and weird play felt like a dive into the folk realm. Fabled, whimsical yet with a modern and funny twist. It was an easy watching show and bewitching way to spend an evening."
3/5 Stars | Kit Bromovsky | Theatre Weekly
This wacky and weird play felt like a dive into the folk realm. Fabled, whimsical yet with a modern and funny twist. It was an easy watching show and bewitching way to spend an evening."
3/5 Stars | Kit Bromovsky | Theatre Weekly
London Born and Bred
"A lot of fun, with masses of creativity and energy, and a plot that kept us on our toes."
Baba Yaga, but not as you know her. Review of the new production at the Drayton Arms
Baba Yaga, but not as you know her. Review of the new production at the Drayton Arms
‘A noteworthy, significant attempt to make myths resonate in today’s world’ ★★★
Chris Lilly | London Pub Theatre Magazine
Chris Lilly | London Pub Theatre Magazine
