CRITICS ON THE SPANISH TRAGEDY
***** CRITIC'S CHOICE Moreno handles Thomas Kyd's original revenge tragedy with both care and flair, such that its knotty narrative untangles with a compelling brutality. Crammed with sharp, potent images - bodies hanging like butchered meat and blood inching across tabletops - this Spanish Tragedy displays a savvy approach to its modernisation... as clear and gripping a production of Kyd's forgotten classic as you're likely to find TIME OUT
Mitchell Moreno's directing is electrifying... On press night, the audience alternated between yelps of nervous laughter and horrified gasps THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
gloriously bombastic and operatic in scope, sending judder after judder through the unnerved audience THE STAGE
Worth seeing for the two plays-within-a-play alone: one, full of surprising, full-on belly laughs; the second so drenched in tension, we found ourselves struggling to breathe LONDONIST
a brilliantly effective production of a powerful play, difficult both to watch and to forget ROUTLEDGE SHAKESPEARE JOURNAL
Directed with passion and fury by Mitchell Moreno, a play which must have seemed to many unstageable nonsense comes vibrantly and vividly to life. There is an intensity and honesty in all the performances that allows the humour to shine forth just as the knife is buried deep into a villainous heart. Unforgettable images of self-mutilation are truly shocking in the Arcola intimacy, with gunshots and screams reverberating and resonating around the cold bare concrete walls...Moreno and Helen Goddard's design is as intriguing as it is innovative BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
CRITICS ON MEN WITHOUT SHADOWS
Moreno sustains a gruelling atmosphere of physical exhaustion, palpable threat and mortal fear, and takes us right to the heart of the moral agony the captives suffer... Superb performances all round make this a fringe must see THE TELEGRAPH
****It's salutary, sometimes, to be harrowed by an evening's theatre. Moreno's assured production swings around in a nerve jangling cat-and-mouse exchange EVENING STANDARD
A worthy revival...Moreno and his cast find their way through the thickets. They are particularly good at screwing up the tension... the audience wriggles in dismay FINANCIAL TIMES
**** Moreno's production is strong and clear, giving space for fine, dignified performances TIME OUT
pain and grief expressed with absolute conviction and dignity... as intriguing as it is innovative... Gripping from beginning to blood-soaked end BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
CRITICS ON THE DUMMY TREE
Took the top of our heads off. It was just the most thrilling, extraordinary piece... a genuine frisson in the theatre BBC RADIO 4, SATURDAY REVIEW
CRITICS ON MESSIAH
An elegant and convincing solution to the problem of how to make absorbing drama out of sacred oratorio. SIR JONATHAN MILLER
CRITICS ON HIPPOLYTUS
Mitchell Moreno's decision to stage the original in his own non-tricksy translation is a theatrical event, as well as a calling card for a promising director. This is a rare opportunity to experience Euripidean tragedy with its satirical edge intact THE STAGE
This superb revival is a must WHAT'S ON
Moreno's pacy and handsomely spoken production delivers some authentic dramatic frissons, no the least of which comes with the entrance of striking lantern figures. Dynamic storytelling. TIME OUT
CRITICS ON THE PAPER PIANO
...a complex series of flashbacks and jumps forward in time, a technique of storytelling that is both deliberately confusing and full of intrigue. Captivating and often heartbreaking EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
Beautifully stylised and quite eerie at times, it's a kind of poetry, with a cadence to it like memory... Tense and gripping, it's an emotional rollercoaster for the audience BBC RADIO SCOTLAND, THE ARTS SHOW