“Dot is a gal for our times with whom young people can identify.” ★★★★ What’s on Stage, THE WIZARD OF OZ
“Let’s say right off that Marietta Kirkbride’s retelling of L. Frank Baum’s piece of teleporting whimsy is a welcome addition to the story’s progress through culture.” ★★★★ Stagetalk Magazine, THE WIZARD OF OZ
“An inventive, carefully constructed show… maintains The Egg’s proud tradition of delivering beautiful Christmas treats.” ★★★★ The Stage, FIVE CHILDREN AND IT
‘Hooray, hooray for this utter triumph of a show… proper family theatre of the highest quality’ Bristol24/7, FIVE CHILDREN AND IT
“Kirkbride's play is a lesson in the power of drama to engage.” ★★★★ Broadway World, OUR CHURCH
“There is something very brave about a young writer channelling elderly voices, and Kirkbride does so excellently.” The Guardian, OUR CHURCH
“A fascinating ninety minutes that challenges us on the meaning of repentance and forgiveness.” ★★★★ Pocketsize Theatre on OUR CHURCH
“This compelling piece of theatre deserves a wide audience” Bristol 24/7 on THE ORATOR
“Kirkbride is a master at showing us how our online identities can take over and inform our real lives, and how the two in the end can be indivisible. A play for our times.” ★★★★ Stagetalk Magazine on THE ORATOR
“Kirkbride’s play addresses the issue of gentrification and social alienation with subtlety, and avoids oversimplifying the divides that exist between us.” A Younger Theatre on THE LONG TRICK
“Crafted script develops the story at an effective slow-building pace.” ★★★★ What’s on Stage on SITTING WITH THISTLE
“A heart-rending and at times shocking piece of brilliant theatre.” ★★★★ Mouth London on SITTING WITH THISTLE