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Teachers & Students Feedback

ROMEO & JULIET

“[The workshop was] well directed to the questions shared in advance of the workshop. Good balance of warm-up/individual activities and paired acting out. Session was thoroughly enjoyed and went fast.”

-Head of Sixth Form – St Dominics School

“[The students] thoroughly enjoyed working with actors and doing a workshop. It lifted Shakespeare off the page and the students felt that it gave them the opportunity to experience what it was like in Shakespeare’s time. The etiquette of Shakespearean England has given their essays a new depth in their controlled assessments”

-Mrs Morrison, English teacher – Purbrook Park School

“It makes so much more sense now. I feel ready for my controlled assessment”
“I now know what to write in my essay!”
“It was a fantastic experience and I really enjoyed it”
“I included the bit about the etiquette in my essay about strong emotions. It made sense to me why Shakespeare made such BIG plays and BIG storylines”

-Students of Purbrook Park School

“[The students enjoyed] meeting the cast – the energy and vitality of both facilitators, re-enacting Shakespeare theatre. Everything really – they loved it all. It was perfect – exactly what we needed.”

- Maeve Connelly – Thornhill College

MACBETH

You've all just left our school after an excellent workshop from the cast.
Our pupils enjoyed it thoroughly and were completely engaged at all times.
Congratulations to all at Icarus for staging a memorable and exciting
production of Macbeth. It's easily the best one I've seen. The high
quality of acting was well complemented by the innovative set. Well done to all concerned.

- Greta, St Cecilia's College

OTHELLO

Acquaintances and I have studied your work in the past especially your
adaptation of Othello and we were impressed by how you used a small cast to portray such a vast concept to an audience. Your work has inspired us throughout our A Level studies especially Othello by the use of such a minimal set and your characterization. This has given us the idea to set up our own Theatre company and we would be honoured if you could reply and give us some tips (especially how to register).

- Hayley Dodkins, Rebecca Horgan and Victoria Kurn

HAMLET

Very successful; [the workshop leaders were] enthusiastic and we are all thinking about the characters’ objectives now in each scene. The students were taken out of their comfort zone and some have suggested we borrow the drama studio more often so that we can act out the scenes properly. Thank You!

- Evelyn Roberts (English Teacher), Norwich City College

The interactive roleplay involving students was an excellent way of exploring the Director’s vision…A very successful workshop [that created] a positive atmosphere.

- S. Allen (English Teacher), Holy Family Secondary School, Co.Kildare

The focus on language certainly met my expectations… and [the students] felt the work on language was very useful.

- Lindsay Gumbrell, (Assistant Headteacher / Director of Training), King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds

The students were engaged from beginning to end...fantastic!

- Ben Read (Drama and English Teacher), George Farmer College, Lincolnshire

Twitter Feedback

RT @HGtheatre: First night last night of @icarustheatre's HAMLET- great show! Tickets are available, on til Sat - Berwins highly recommends - Berwins Solicitors

@icarustheatre I saw HAMLET with one of my best friends last night at Harrogate Theatre... it was incredible! Thank you! - Claire Margerison

@icarustheatre Enjoyed Hamlet in Berwick. Incredibly complex play & difficult to perform well, but you did it. Thanks & congratulations! - VJY

@icarustheatre Enjoyed seeing your production in Guildford last night... - Jim Slater

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The Lesson by Eugène Ionesco

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The Trials of Galileo by Nic Young

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Wandsworth
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Three Weeks
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Public Reviews
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ViewfromtheGods
British Theatre Guide

The Lesson Eugène Ionesco

or better
in 15 of 17 reviews

Out of all productions with a star rating in the last 3 years:

or better
in 36 of 45 reviews

The Lesson Eugène Ionesco

"Max Lewendel's production succeeds by the strength of its acting and the steadily increasing tension."

Jeremy Kingston, The Times

The Lesson Eugène Ionesco

"Directed so specifically that the beast of chaos that charges through Ionesco's work like his own rhinoceros is safely routed through the play."

Rebecca Banks, Ham & High

The Lesson Eugène Ionesco

"A daring production by an energetic new company, the London-based Icarus Theatre Collective, it pulls no punches in its visceral pursuit of pure absurdism."

Daniel Lombard,
South Wales Argus

The Lesson Eugène Ionesco

Premiul special al juriului
Special Jury Prize:
Cash prize from Romania

The Lesson Eugène Ionesco

Premiul pentru cea mai buna actrita ín rol principal
Best Actress in a Leading
Role: Amy Loughton

Coyote Ugly by Lynn Siefert

"Scarlet, a wild 12-year-old, like a coyote bitch on heat".

John Thaxter, What's On

Macbeth
by William Shakespeare

Remotegoat

Carrick Biz

Stage, Screen, & the Mystique

Three Weeks

Journey's End
by R.C. Sherriff

The Times

The Scotsman

Manchester Eve News

Macbeth
by William Shakespeare

With sword, axe, spear and bare fist fighting it is an impressively energetic and dynamic production.

Victoria Claringbold, Remotegoat

The Trials of Galileo
by Nic Young

Icarus Theatre fly into London on waxen wings, which, after this compelling production, show no sign of melting any time soon.

Edwin Reis, Remotegoat

Spring Awakening
by Frank Wedekind

Nigh-on Faultless. The cast are, one and all, magnificent.

Roderic Dunnett, Behind the Arras

Macbeth
by William Shakespeare

"Max Lewendel's production is fast-paced and pulls the audience straight in... Outstanding".

Von Magdalena Marek, Newsline

Macbeth
by William Shakespeare

"Particularly haunting is the piece because of the use of music and sounds, designed by Theo Holloway. The effect is outstanding".

Von Magdalena Marek, Newsline

Macbeth
by William Shakespeare

"Max Lewendel's production is fast-paced and pulls the audience straight in... Outstanding".

Von Magdalena Marek, Newsline

Macbeth
by William Shakespeare

"The play explodes into action with a high-powered fight sequence using real swords, axes and spears that superbly captured the intensity of battle".

Robin Strapp, British Theatre Guide

Journey's End
by R.C. Sherriff

"A powerfully emotive production."

Julie Watterston, The Stage

Albert's Boy
by James Graham

"Theatre at its best."

Aleks Sierz, The Stage

Coyote Ugly by Lynn Siefert

"The five-member cast fill the dim confines of the theatre like a desert storm".

Le Roux Schoeman,
Church of England Newsletter

Coyote Ugly by Lynn Siefert

"This sexy, steamy drama really hits home, especially after delivering the scorpion sting in its tail".

Philip Fisher,
British Theatre Guide

The Lesson Eugène Ionesco

"Comedy, tragedy, fear, mystery, sex, violence, disturbance: The Lesson has them all".

Eleanor Weber,
Raddest Right Now

The Lesson Eugène Ionesco

"It is impossible not to enjoy Icarus Theatre Collective’s production of Ionesco’s one-act play".

The Stage

Coyote Ugly by Lynn Siefert

"The cast navigates the perilous emotional terrain with aplomb".

Visit London (Totally London)

Coyote Ugly by Lynn Siefert

"Sizzling bursts of desire and hate among the North American sands".

Timothy Ramsden,
Reviews Gate

Albert's Boy
by James Graham

"Extraordinary...
Victor Spinetti is outstanding."

Cheryl Freedman,
What's On in London

Albert's Boy
by James Graham

"A beautifully crafted piece."

Joanna Bacon,
Rogues & Vagabonds

The Lesson Eugène Ionesco

"The Icarus Theatre collective's production of Eugène Ionesco's absurdist masterpiece is brilliant. A fast-paced, sixty-five minute screaming journey from a bare classroom into utter chaos."

Kevin Hurst, Extra! Extra!

Many Roads to Paradise
by Stewart Permutt

"You would pay a lot of money in the West End for a class act like this, so why not pop along to the Finborough and find out what great nights are made of."

Gene David Kirk,
UK Theatre Web

The Time of Your Life
William Saroyan