Press Quotes from Theatre Alba reviews since 1981

...stunning visual and musical imagery.
THE GUARDIAN

...It is the stuff of which theatrical legends are made ...a significant addition to Scotland's cultural heritage ... the visionary end as uplifting and emotional an experience as you're ever likely to encounter in a theatre.
THE STAGE

...it sends shivers up your spine, it opens your ears to the grace and elegance of the old Scots tongue, your eyes to the infinite mysteries of the world and it sends you out of the theatre as if you were walking on air....above all it's a triumph for Scottish theatre.
THE SCOTSMAN

Thanks to Charles Nowosielski's solid, clear direction, the overarching motif of justice being done came through loudly.
EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

....Theatre Alba's all female cast excels in this vivid production characterised by rapid mood changes, as rumbustious comedy and lively movement give way suddenly to echoes of heroism or visions of tragedy in cinematic style.
THE STAGE

...It’s not only that the place is physically close to so many of the settings for this story, ... it’s also the richness of the trees, the effect of the gathering darkness, the sight of the full moon rising over the loch, and sailing between the branches.
THE SCOTSMAN

...rich in lyrical beauty, thought and emotion....there are moments of extraordinary and overwhelming sublimity.
THE EVENING NEWS

...the power, grace and moving spirituality....building into a final scene of such uplifting eloquence and fierce free feeling that one leaves the theatre rallied to the cause of truth, beauty and pure theatre.
GLASGOW HERALD

".......this is no dry history lesson.

 Facing adversity with courage, sauciness and resourcefulness, these women bring history to life in ways the official versions never do.  Best of all are the excellent performances. The small cast work brilliantly together to produce real emotion and great humour throughout.......There's some fabulous writing too." 

THE SCOTSMAN