NOCTURNAL - PRESS REVIEWS
METRO - Siobhan Murphy
“She (Lyndsey Turner) draws some excellent performances from the cast”
THE GUARDIAN - Lyn Gardner
“What nightmarish power the play has is owed to Lyndsey Turner’s production”
“There are terrific performances, too, especially from Paul Hunter as the blackmailer, a suburban Hannibal Lecter who feeds on the mind rather than the flesh”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/apr/25/nocturnal-gate-london
THE STAGE - Alistair Smith
“Hunter’s controlled and sinister performance”
“…exquisite projected animations by Matthew Walker”
http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/24195/nocturnal
EVENING STANDARD - Fiona Mountford
“Much is stylish in Lyndsey Turner’s taut production”
“Matthew Walker’s terrific animations, which beam a range of authentically nondescript city backdrops into the tiny playing area”
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/show-23357204-details/Nocturnal/showReview.do
THE TIMES - Sam Marlowe
“Translated by David Johnston, its language is hypnotic, repetitive and stuffed with apparent banalities that leak menace.”
“Turner’s production, with a design by Matthew Walker and Hannah Clark…features skilful and unsettling animation”
http://www.entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/
stage/theatre/article6148529.ece
WHATS ON STAGE - Dave Jordan
“Pinter meets Ionesco in this absorbing, disturbing, darkly comic tale of fear, anxiety and manipulation.”
“Deftly directed by Lyndsey Turner”
“Paul Hunter and Justin Salinger spark well off each other whilst Amanda Lawrence gives a beautifully controlled, yet deeply disturbing performance”
http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8831240393119&title=Nocturnal
BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE - Philip Fisher
“Clever and highly animated design by Matthew Walker and Hannah Clark”
“It provides a very European entertainment of the kind that we rarely see on this side of the Channel”
CULTURE WARS - Giulia Merlo
“Amanda Lawrence, arguably the best-cast and most satisfyingly frustrated performer of the evening”
http://www.culturewars.org.uk/index.php/site/article/friendly_neighbours/
REVIEWSGATE - Timothy Ramsden
“Lyndsey Turner’s Gate production is faultlessly played”
http://www.reviewsgate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4484
THELONDONWORD.COM - Sophie Monks Kaufman
“The play…carries four very strong performances, a genius set and an atmosphere that will entertain all who, like me, are drawn to the dark side”
http://www.thelondonword.com/2009/05/nocturnal-at-notting-hills-gate/#more-4585
SCIENCE IS A LIE - Ruth Collins
“Paul Hunter plays ‘Short Man’ superbly”
“All credit must be given to the collaborative efforts of director Lyndsey Turner and set designer Hannah Clark”
“An insightful observation of the human psyche and human relationships”
http://scienceisalie.blogspot.com/2009/04/nocturnal-gate-notting-hill-gate-brings.html
MUSIC OHM
http://www.musicomh.com/theatre/lon_nocturnal_0409.htm
THEATRE LONDON GUIDE
http://www.theatrelondonguide.co.uk/reviews/nocturnal09.htm
BLANCHE MARVIN
http://www.blanchemarvin.com (archive > Empty Space > Gate)