The Scoop Amphitheatre
"A Lively and likeable production...with witty masks and puppetry by Toby Olié"
"The setting allows for some colourful theatrics, with dragonflies, frogs and turtles cavorting over the bayou"
The Times
"Petite Rouge has a puppet chorus of frogs, with grins as wide as their cheeks...It's free, packed, and another sign of a theatrical boom: outdoor theatre is resurgent"
The Observer
War Horse
The National Theatre & Handspring Puppet Company
"Transcendent puppeteering"
The Observer
"The puppetry is nothing short of miraculous"
"The creature is manipulated with wondrous precision and delicacy"
The Times
"The horses are so eloquently manipulated by the puppeteers that they effortlessly hold the stage"
Time Out
"This is acting of the highest order, inhabiting an entirely different character and bringing him to life before your eyes"
The Sunday Times
"How delightful to see a single horse act more than 20 performers off the stage!"
"Craig Leo, Tommy Luther and Toby Olie whinny, stamp, rear up and back off to the manner born"
Evening Standard
"Contains some of the best puppetry I have seen"
"This lifesize Joey, is brought to life by puppeteers. Their skill is something special and on opening night it was rewarded with a spontaneous burst of applause at Joey's first big moment"
"It is an astonishingly complete performance"
Daily Mail
The Jungle Book
The Scoop Amphitheatre
Critics' Choice ««««
"Mowgli, the lovable, orphaned boy cub, is raised by a motley crew of the forest's fiercest inhabitants, charmingly conjured by Toby Olie's rough-hewn puppets"
"This warm-hearted, family show and its engaging puppetry ultimately delivers"
Peter Pan
Chichester Festival Theatre
"An inventive piece of puppetry"
"The performance that almost steals the show comes from Emily Moseley, the puppeteer responsible for Nana, the family's nursemaid dog. This creation is guaranteed to delight"
Brighton Argus