“it is rare and exhilarating to see a brand-new musical in a tiny unsubsidised theatre and think ‘One day I’ll boast that I saw its birth!’ If I were a theatre angel I would back it, and gloat”

★★★★  The Times

“there’s a charm, charisma and vitality that carries the production from beginning to end”

★★★★  Daily Telegraph

“this glittering gem of a musical”

★★★★  Gay Times

“this is a show that is slick, sassy and heartfelt”

★★★★  WhatsOnStage

“a very real production with draws you into these lives and makes you genuinely care for, and angry on behalf of, the characters”

★★★★★  Seatchoice

“it’s thrilling when small-scale theatre has big ambitions and what Adam Meggido & Roy Smiles attempt is colossal...they have created a piece with real guts”

 Time Out

“complex and interesting” 

 The Guardian

“heartbreaking and effective”

 Remote Goat

“Burlesque is a brave new musical that has much to say”

 Broadway World