ZOE LAFFERTY
DIRECTING ARTICLES
The Abbey Theatre
Talk for Theatre Of Change
QUEENS OF SYRIA - personal stories from Syrian refugees
"Gripping and moving"
THE TIMES
"Gives a powerful voice to the unheard"
THE SUNDAY TIMES
Critics Choice
"Compelling and humbling"
THE
independent
"Ritual of great power"
THE
SCOTSMAN
"An exceptional piece of theatre"
THE FINANCIAL
TIMES
"Heartbreaking"
THE LIVERPOOL
ECHO
"Powerful... A litany"
WHATS ON STAGE
"The most painful, hard-hitting and moving piece of theatre"
THE SOUTH
LONDON PAPER
"The voiceless
voiced"
THE stage
"Powerful... Astonishing"
BROADWAY WORLD
"Deeply Affecting"
THE DAILY
TELeGRAPH
Critics Choice
"An enormously valuable and impactful piece of theatre"
THE UPCOMING
"You have a duty to see it"
THE METROPOLIST
"Spell-binding... an extraordinary, important piece of theatre"
THEATRE NEWS
"Gripping... Absorbing... Courageous"
PLAYS TO SEE
"Art doing what it does best"
REVIEWSGATE
CLIMATE CRISIS & ENVIRNOMENT
Everything Must Change
A Political and Cultural Campaign
Everything Must Change
A Political and Cultural Campaign
Everything Must Change
A Political and Cultural Campaign
SO MANY REASONS - a personal story of feminism & the church
"A joy from start
to finish"
LONDON
THEATRE 1
"A big achievement"
THE STAGE
"The best one-person show I have ever seen"
Hiive
Best Female
Performance
Nomination
OFF WEST END AWARD
So Many Reasons
Trailer
So Many Reasons
London Live
AND HERE I AM - a personal story of armed resistance, prison & arts
“Infectious... left us wanting to see and hear more”
NORTH WEST END
"An amazing feat"
STAGE TALK
MAGAZINE
"Ahmed Tobasi is a Revelation"
Liverpool sound
& VISION
"Celebrates the subversive nature of theatre"
THE WEE REVIEW
"An eye-opening and celebratory tale"
THE REVIEW HUB
"Captivating"
LONDON
BOX OFFICE
Best Production
Winner
sharm el sheikh
festival
"Charming and compelling"
the STAGE
And Here I Am
Orient Productions
And Here I Am
Associate Press Interview
THE SIEGE - a story of the Palestinian armed resistance
The Siege
News clip from Al-Jazeera
The Siege
News clip from Arize TV
THE HOST - A production about austerity, racism & refugee rights
"Very impressive"
EVENING STANDARD
"gripping and urgent piece of theatre"
LONDON THEATRE 1
"snappy, raw and
bursting with life"
UNDERDOG
REVIEWS
Best Play for Young
Audiences
Nessah Muthy
Nomination
WRITERS GUILD
The Host
London Live
The Host
Trailer
LOST NATION - a documentary on austerity
Lost Nation
Documentary
OTHER REVIEWS
"genuinely enlightening’ play of 'extraordinary power"
THE INDEPENDENT
"sensitive…chilling…compassionate"
THE BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
"Essential viewing"
THE TELEGRAPH
CRITICS CHOICE
"A powerful juxtaposition… dark, tragic, explosive and thought-provoking"
THE SOUTH
LONDON PAPER
"If the events in Syria feel like a distant news story this play brings it close to home"
THE METRO
"An electrifying visceral experience"
TIME OUT
CRITICS CHOICE
"powerful, remorseless and often desperately harrowing"
exEunt magazine
"I would just urge anyone who loves theatre, to go see this. This will restore your faith."
remote goat
"One would struggle to find a more authentic piece of theatre....not to be missed"
THE public
review
"Theatre we can't afford to miss...This play battered and bruised me like no play I’ve seen before...I feel perversely elated that there is theatre out there'"
THE good review
"Brilliantly compelling...bold political theatre, and it will have you thinking for days."
EVERYTHING
THEATRE
"heart-wrenching, profound... a triumph"
THE MORNING STAR
"Deft writing, powerful acting and a fantastic set combine to make this production brilliantly compelling"
EVERYTHING THEATRE
"urgent passion makes for a compelling evening"
one stop arts
"The most powerful, chilling and thought provoking piece of theatre on stage now...Fast paced, devastating and utterly captivating"
the public review
CRITICS CHOICE OF 2012
"a powerful message'"
behind
the arRas
"Stunning production"
salford online
"entertaining and thought–provoking"
FEMALE ARTS
"This must be performed worldwide and help must be given to extend its journey"
LONDON THEATRE
reviewS
"Powerful, emotional and important"
THE ARGUS