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Press Reviews
‘It’s Uncanny!’ Reviews
UK REVIEWS
"Superbly performed."
The Independent
"Elastic faces and bodies that defy the norm...wickedly inventive and tear-inducingly funny."
The Glasgow Herald
"Often hilarious, sometimes disturbing, but always honest...The Weird Sisters move like lightning, weaving a mesmerising spell...a unique blend of highly flammable humour."
Edinburgh Evening News
"One of this year's Fringe gems...brilliantly written and performed...hysterically funny...a fantastic show."
Triple F
"An unbelievable tour-de-force...a must for anyone interested in intelligent as well as emotionally charged and highly physical theatre."
Arts-Talk
AUSTRALIAN REVIEWS
‘Vibrant, roaringly funny and touching; a definite Fringe must-see.’
Adelaide Messenger
‘Extremely clever jump-cut comedy...brilliantly convincing. Not to be missed.’
Rip it Up
CANADIAN REVIEWS
“Protean comic performers, absolutely compelling and fiercely honest in every incarnation...comically precise and executed with dazzling skill.”
Edmonton Journal
“The performers are very funny...[they have] the ability to instantly create multi-dimensional characters and they sure know how to work an audience.”
Edmonton Sun
‘Loveplay’ Reviews
EDINBURGH 2000 REVIEWS
"Rapid, raucous and hilariously funny...hair-trigger responses and utter lack of inhibition...a winning comedy drama"
Independent
“Remarkable...the rewards of the piece go far beyond marvelling at its cleverness and dexterity, deriving from the rich comedy and pathos intertwined in the characters’ stories, and the depth and definition The Weird Sisters bring to each one.”
Metro
“Acute observation and clever character-based comedy.”
Michael Coveney,Daily Mail
“Goldie and Burlinson are keen observers of people and their tangled lives...They inhabit their roles so well, and keep them so distinct, that a slight change of expression is enough to summon a new character.”
The Scotsman
“A delicious comic play...Goldie and Burlinson’s technique sets them apart.”
Evening News
“Spellbinding stuff from a wickedly talented duo.”
The Stage
LONDON REVIEWS
“Startling ingenuity ...Loveplay excels at dramatising our common psyches.”
Time Out (Critic’s Choice--Pick of the Week)
“At once poignant, touching and raucously amusing, this is a two-woman triumph.”
Metro
“Goldie and Burlinson have an incredible ability to express emotion and force the audience to feel and reflect on their own lives and relationships.”
Footloose Magazine
CANADIAN REVIEWS
“Virtuoso skill...compelling and complex, intelligent and imaginative...Don’t miss this bona fide hit.”
Times Colonist
“A flawless mirror held up to families, love, marriage, death and sex. The best play and cast of this year’s festival.”
Victoria News
“A sophisticated meditation on the fundamentals of love...rife with ideas, passion, self-doubt, yearning, lust, one-liners, moments of quiet reflection ... alternately funny, sexy and anguished ... Don’t miss it--this is the real thing.”
Edmonton Journal
“Amazing acting, fine writing, much humour...these are two fearless performers hungry for a challenge and ready to take on anything.”
Star Phoenix
“Stunning...frank and often brutally funny...goes beyond tour de force.”
Colin Maclean, Edmonton Sun
“If you have to see one show, see Loveplay...it’s astounding.”
Bill Roberston, CBC
AUSTRALIAN REVIEWS
“Love in all its glory and dark dangers is given a richly engaging work out...Heart-pumping theatre of the highest order.”
DB Magazine
“A celebration of dramatic timing and also, of tight, inventive writing.”
Adelaide Advertiser
“A riveting...outrageous comedy drama.”
Adelaide Review
'The Weird Sisters Get Around ' Reviews
"Frighteningly good comic performers....but don't take your maiden aunt"
Michael Coveney, Daily Mail
"Performed with much talent and commitment"
The List
"Daring, lacking inhibition, original and bloody funny"
Three Weeks
Testimonials
'In comedy improvisation we learned about what makes things funny and performed sketches to develop our comedic skills...it was enormous fun and my sides literally ached with laughter.'
Rachel Baird from The Daily Express
'I came home feeling I could conquer the world'
Dorothea Conti, participant on Irresistible You course at The Grange
'It has been a really positive experience - a brilliant show, a fantastic few days for everyone. Thank you for picking Alison!'
Mike Leishman, teacher at Sunnyside School (special needs students) to Youth Music Theatre about Africa Week music and drama project.
'Alison is a superb facilitator and brings great warmth and humour to her work'
K.Boyd M.D. Multimedia Creations Ltd.