Below is a selection of reviews from Theatre Enigma’s productions of Our Boys and Four Nights in Knaresborough. |
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| The Battle in the Hills / The Storm Watchers | ||
| "On the tenth anniversary of Mackay Brown's death, it's a rare treat to witness this double bill of one-act miniatures by Sean Kane's Theatre Enigma...Victoria Balnaves's vocal settings of Mackay Brown's words, becomes even more lyrical, its incantatory chorale swelling to become a heartbreaking lament...theatrical nuggets...a pair of iridescent and beautiful unsung curios." | ||
| Neil Cooper THE HERALD | ||
| Our Boys | ||
| "…confidence and class…impressive production…powerful and promising." | ||
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Joyce McMillan THE SCOTSMAN |
| Four Nights in Knaresborough | ||
| "…Paul Webb’s scabrously funny piece of imagined history mines a rich vein of allegorical outrageousness and pratfalling buffoonery…Sean Kane’s production for Theatre Enigma makes rich pickings of Webb’s meaty language, which is gloriously and at times hilariously contemporary." | ||
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Neil Cooper THE HERALD | |
| The Battle in the Hills / The Storm Watchers | ||
| "...a magnificent study of the dynamics of war...an unforgettable hymn to marriage in all its forms...glistening with promise...driven by some powerful singing." | ||
| Joyce McMillan THE SCOTSMAN | ||
| Our Boys | ||
| "…Theatre Enigma return to the Netherbow with their simple but powerful staging of this much praised 1986 play by former squaddie Jonathan Lewis…Keith Hutcheon’s intense production draws a memorable ensemble performance…fine cast of Scottish based actors without a single weak link…" | ||
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Joyce McMillan THE SCOTSMAN |
| Four Nights in Knaresborough | ||
| "An intense drama full of dark humour…Malcolm Hamilton was completely inspired as Brito – edgy and dangerous one moment, comical the next. The sight of him beating a defenceless loaf of bread to death with an axe was worth the ticket price alone…Four Nights in Knaresborough is likely to become a minor classic." | ||
| EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS | ||
| Our Boys | ||
| "Vivid portrait of life behind what most liberals would consider enemy lines…dynamic production…its electric." | ||
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Neil Cooper THE HERALD | |
| Four Nights in Knaresborough | ||
| "The laughter is infectious and the actors’ energy addictive…burns with fierce humanity." | ||
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EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS | |
Our Boys "...real humour and atmosphere that almost draws the audience up to the edge of the stage...gritty, tough and very funny play. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED." EDINBURGHGUIDE
Four Nights in Knaresborough "...violent, sexy and extremely funny in parts and Enigma's production features excellently energetic and thoroughly enjoyable performances...confident directorial debut for actor Sean Kane. The audience absolutely loved it. Good stuff."
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