Reviews

“This camp, colourful, and consummately comic production is based on a true story that has a devastating sting in its tail”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Gay Times)

“Dave Lynn gives a bravura performance and gifts a real sense of 90’s magic to proceedings”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Gay Times)

“a hugely enjoyable and consistently entertaining piece of theatre”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Gay Times)

“Something quite extraordinary is happening in Wandsworth, the mid 90’s gay scene has come back to life and it’s hilarious as it is heartbreaking.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Gay UK Magazine)

“there are some laugh-out-loud punchlines in the jollity of everyday activity”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (London Theatre1)

“Refreshingly, the show goes deeper than a show with a drag queen and daytime talk show host could reasonably be expected to”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (London Theatre1)

“a satisfying evening for those who like their shows multi-layered”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (London Theatre1)

“some stand out supporting performances from Helen Stirling’s Mom and Sarah Day’s Karen, the latter being the innocent victim of circumstances beyond her control – an aptly emotional late scene was poignant and powerful”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (London Theatre1)

“The company is well cast”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (London Theatre1)

“Dave Lynn’s vocals rather charming and appealing”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (London Theatre1)

“Louie Westwood as Brian gives a suitably hammed up performance”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (London Theatre1)

“a nice touch of fourth-wall breaching courtesy of Jill Johnson (Ruth Petersen) as we become, for a brief period, her chat show’s studio audience”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (London Theatre1)

“An original and highly enjoyable watch! Come prepared to expect the unexpected”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Jack the Lad Magazine)

“It is technically complex and inventively staged”
⭐⭐⭐ (The Express)

“The TV studio in which The Jill Johnson Show is recorded is particularly well done, complete with monitors and a ‘live’ audience, namely the theatregoers”
⭐⭐⭐ (The Express)

“intriguing satire that manages to scrape away the camp humour and media cynicism to reveal a human tragedy lying in wait beneath.”
⭐⭐⭐ (The Express)