PRESS

“The most wonderful theatrical creation in years”
— Tim Bano (The Standard) on Paddington
“Imaginatively staged, immaculately performed and utterly winning”
— Arifa Akbar (The Guardian) on Paddington
“brought to life with gasp-inducing brilliance under the stewardship of director Luke Sheppard”
— Sarah Crompton (What's On Stage) on Paddington
“triumphantly realised by director Luke Sheppard... his hurtling, 30th anniversary staging of Rent is glorious.”
— Nick Curtis (The Standard) on RENT
“Starlight Express makes an extraordinary return to London in this jaw-dropping immersive production from Luke Sheppard... It’s an awe-inspiring stadium gig-meets-theme park ride of a show – and it should be on track for a long, successful ride in its flash new home.”
— Marianka Swain (London Theatre) on Starlight Express
“Luke Sheppard’s production is boundary-busting”
— Sam Marlowe (The Stage) on The Little Big Things
“Sheppard’s propulsive in-the-round staging, so engaging that it’s practically immersive theatre, is magically realised”
— Alun Hood (WhatsOnStage) on The Little Big Things
“You watch & Juliet, and it makes you want to hunt down the inventor of the jukebox musical and apologise to them for being a bit sniffy about the form in the past, because if they hadn’t invented the jukebox musical then we wouldn’t have had the privilege of seeing its apotheosis here.”
— Tim Bano (The Stage) on & Juliet at the Shaftesbury Theatre
“a perfectly realised new British musical”
— Fiona Mountford (Evening Standard) on The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4
“A delightful new musical”
— Ben Brantley (NY Times) on The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole at the Menier Chocolate Factory
“a brilliantly enjoyable night that lights up London theatre”
— Lyn Gardner (The Guardian) on In The Heights at Kings Cross Theatre
“Pretty much out of nowhere, a fully-fledged, hit-heavy musical has appeared”
— Tim Bano (The Stage) on Billionaire Boy at the Nuffield Theatre Southampton
“staged with extraordinary panache by Luke Sheppard”
— Dominic Maxwell (The Times) on Peter and the Starcatcher at the Royal Theatre, Northampton
“the production is impeccable”
— Sam Marlowe (The Times) on Working at Southwark Playhouse
“Director Luke Sheppard has teased wonderfully subtle performances from his entire cast”
— Jo Caird (Whats On Stage) on Casa Valentina
“A killer thriller to knock ‘em dead”
— Quentin Letts (Daily Mail) on Night Must Fall
“slick and impressive from beginning to end”
— British Theatre Guide on Spring Awakening