Walling invited me to work with his company. It was a great learning
experience for me to co-direct with him.
- Mahesh Dattani in Newsweek - 2000
Marvellous.... Michael Walling's production gives a powerful sense of village life... the wonderful music of Osei Korankye.
This is an evening that resonates.
- Time Out
Teems with rich dramatic life.... Underscored by the dazzling skills of Osei Korankye, Seun Shote's Ato straddles conflicting continents....
by turns hilarious, touching and thoroughly terrifying..
- Metro
Exquisite play.... the entire cast gave a superb performance... Dzifa Glikpoe was brilliant... an authenticity I have rarely seen onstage....
We were all Ghanaians, if only for one night..
- Say It Loud ****
A mesmerizing insight... acted beautifully and simply
Seatwave
(click here for full reviews)
The cast is splendid.... brilliantly executed
- Time Out
Zhang's presence alone is ample reason to see this performance......
That her collaboration with Walling is so effective and has resulted in such a timely,
beautiful and relevant artwork makes it unmissable
- Dimsum
On no account to be missed.
- The Stage
A montage of striking images
- The Times (click here for full reviews)
Thomas Keneally's eye-opening play about clashing cultures is enhanced by an excellent cast
- Time Out: Critics' Choice
A powerful evening of all-too-rare theatrical stimulation.
- Evening Standard
A tremendous piece of theatre that demands to be taken seriously.
- Metro: Critics' Choice* * * *
Quite simply mesmerising... fine performances from Heath Bergersen as Bullie... [&]
the fascinating Natasha Wanganeen
Sheffield Star (click here for full reviews)
.....a rich theme for Border Crossings and conceiver / director Michael Walling, and he and
his team match it with a versatile production, as many-limbed as a Hindu god.
- Time Out
Part mystery, part comedy and part social and psychological study. The cast of five are excellent.
In particular, the enigmatic and hypnotic Radhakrishna Urala...
- What's On * * * * *
A challenging exploration of gender roles.... Radhakrishna Urala's exquisite portrayal...
thought-provoking tragi-comedy.....
- Metro * * *
This richly exotic entertainment crosses many borders with ease..... the evening delights.
- The Stage
Roisin Rae manages to embody both the naivite and courage of Linda.... Gurpreet Singh beautifully
presents a young man who is also a stunning female star.
- Rogues and Vagabonds
......very beautifully done......
- BBC Asian Network TV (click here for full reviews)
.....viscerally real and complex..... thought-provoking and potent.....
- Time Out
.....the audience relished [Woolland's] work......the action of the play is as explosive as the international events against which it is set.....
- Oxford Times
.....really outstanding...... one of the most effective and thrilling plays around.....
- Camden New Journal (click here for full reviews)
.....confirms Border Crossings' reputation for spectacularly innovative,
imaginative theatre.... immensely assured acting and dancing..... wholly
compelling production.... Michael Walling's tightly controlled direction....
an exhilarating evening.
- The Stage (click here to see full review)
Batters the senses with its innovative staging, lighting and use of video.
The players are uniformly excellent... a fascinating theatrical experience.
- Hereford Times
Quite an experience to feast one's eyes
- Mauritius News (click here for full review)
An important pioneering achivement.
- Mauritian International
Cross-dressing, gender-bending, multi-racial production gives a new
perspective on Shakespeare's comedy.... brilliant touches.... superbly acted
by all the cast.
- Leicester Ripple (click here to see full review)
Walling faithful to his reputation
- Express
Superb production.
- Weekend
Intensely accomplished.... the economy and lucidity of the company at its
best.
- Cahiers Elisabethains
Colourful and entertaining.
- Bulawayo Bulletin
Intense and funny.
- The Independent
Powerful, universal appeal.... astonishing dramatic force.
- The Stage
Spontaneous combustion.
- Time Out
Razor sharp dialogue... acerbic wit... unrelenting passion.
- Daily Jang
Dattani and Walling have teamed up fluently,
without the pitfalls and cliches of an East-West unison, to provide a creative work that is powerful,
tightly written, produced with a craftsman's care, one that evokes feelings that are both funny and sad,
but ultimately human and moving.
- The Gentleman (click here for full review)
Sharply focussed and taught.
- Michael Keneally, author and critic (click here for full review)
Michael Walling's explosive visual and aural strokes bring a cracking
immediacy....mesmeric...A stunning play, stunningly done.
- Time Out
Concentrated and electric.... watch and melt.
- What's On
The action bursts into gripping violence.
- The Times
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