“It's a funny-sad, ugly-beautiful night out, nicely performed by its young cast and swirling with the sweaty, dirty poetry of everyday life.”
The Guardian on Apples
“Company of Angels deserve to be promoted to the ranks of cherubim and seraphim for serving this five-course feast to young British audiences who are hungry for theatrical soulfood.”
Venue magazine on Sense
"Without your knowledge you and the rest of the audience are craftily united into a collective entity, allowing for a shared experience which will leave you questioning your very understanding of a tolerant multicultural society."
openmagazine.com on Invasion!
"There is clearly an intelligence at work, and Lucy Kerbel's production is well acted by a four-strong cast"
The Guardian on Invasion!
"British theatre companies for children and young people should observe and take note."
The Guardian on This Child
“Compulsory viewing for anybody with even half a heart...it’s outstanding.” *****
Three Weeks on Truckstop
“One of the most passionate, life-affirming pieces of theatre I’ve seen in the last five years.”
The Scotsman on Hannah & Hanna
“It’s a tremendous show, not only because it talks so openly to its target audience but also because it’s staged with such flair.”
The List on RISK
“Like John Retallack's previous hit, Hannah and Hanna, this little show has an unpretentious charm and directness, it never shirks from telling uncomfortable truths.” ****
The Guardian on Virgins
“The kind of play that can change a person’s perspective indefinitely.”
Time Out on Sweetpeter
"John Retallack and his excellent Company of Angels have hit the mark."
Scotland on Sunday on Club Asylum
“Company of Angels was set up by John Retallack to produce new and artistically adventurous theatre work for young audiences, especially on key issues of social change. So far he has played a blinder.”
The Guardian
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