Reviews
AWARDS
WINNER UNTAPPED AWARD 2022
CALIGARI
WINNER COMPANY ENSEMBLE - OFFIES 2022
DJ BAZZER'S YEAR 6 DISCO
WINNER INNOVATIVE PLAY - London Pub Theatre Awards 2021
TETHERED
WINNER OFFCOM Short Run Award 2021
TETHERED
WINNER IYAF: BEST THEATRE
BRIGHTON FRINGE 2019 - EUAN
NOMINATED STANDING OVATION AWARD - LONDON PUB THEATRE
DJ BAZZER'S YEAR 6 DISCO
NOMINATED BEST ACTOR - OUGHT TO BE CLOWNS AWARDS
DJ BAZZER'S YEAR 6 DISCO
NOMINATED BEST DIRECTION - DARKCHAT AWARDS
CALIGARI
LONGLISTED BEST EDITING - NYAF
THE ZIZZ
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Praise for THESE WORDS THAT'LL LINGER LIKE GHOSTS TILL THE DAY I DROP DOWN DEAD
Pleasance Theatre London
2023
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★★★★★
“A heartbreakingly honest exploration of how we deal with those things we’d rather sugar-coat.”
★★★★
"An astonishing piece of theatre."
★★★★
"It’s powerful, its truthful and like all great theatre makes you question your place in society today."
★★★★
"a heartrending exploration of grief, loss, and regret."
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Praise for CALIGARI
New Diorama Theatre | Edinburgh Fringe Underbelly
2022
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★★★★★
“I love actor-musician shows, and this is one of the best I've seen.”
★★★★
"This is expressionism with moments of full, glorious colour."
★★★★
"Caligari impressively blends tones of brooding unease with a welcome sense of levity and musicality, transporting us into a moody expressionist world filled with unsettlingly ghoulish parallels to our contemporary society."
★★★★
"The cast and music are impeccable."
★★★★
"Enormously entertaining, visually impressive and socially challenging."
★★★★
"A charming adaptation of a legendary film. "
★★★★
Pick of the Fringe
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Praise for DJ Bazzer's Year 6 Disco
Golden Goose Theatre | Riverside Studios | Godalming College | NSDF
2021 - 2022
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★★★★★
“A piece of precision, pace and power.”
★★★★
“A nostalgic love letter to music and loneliness.”
★★★★
“A must see.”
★★★★
“ChewBoy Productions are a refreshing, upcoming company, and it’s clear to see why so many are already enjoying their work”
★★★★
“Sunderland perfectly embodies his character as created through Bailey’s excellent script”
★★★★
“The only negative is that you’ll be left wanting more”
★★★★
“A wonderfully tender play about finding our place in the world”
★★★★
“Gloriously funny and thought-provoking”
“Gently immersive and quietly heartbreaking.”
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Praise for Tethered
Lion and Unicorn Theatre
July 2021
★★★★★
“A laugh-out-loud surreal comedy...with layers of nuance which leave the audience questioning who they are.”
★★★★★
"ChewBoy really are at the top of their game."
Everything Theatre
★★★★★
“ChewBoy Productions are once again on top form - funny, clever, inventive and original.”
★★★★
“An engrossing play which successfully builds on a history of performance to create something new and exciting.”
★★★★
“An alternative production with tightly scripted dialogue. An extremely clever example of new work that theatres can be proud to host.”
★★★★
“This is the sort of theatre you can fall in love with.”
Hidden Gem
“They’re a formidable team. A gem. Catch it while you can.”
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Praise for Previous Works
★★★★★
"ChewBoy Productions are a theatrical force to be reckoned with."
The Review Chap (EUAN 2018)
★★★★
“The one-hour running time flew by and there were many genuine laugh-out-loud moments.”
LondonTheatre1 (EUAN, 2018)
★★★★
“Brave, baffling and brilliant to boot.”
Broadway Baby (EUAN, 2018)
★★★★
"EUAN could soon be following Fleabag’s footsteps as a fringe show turned masterpiece.”
Voice Magazine (EUAN, 2019)
★★★★
"Wonderfully avant-garde, open to countless different interpretations."
Everything Theatre (THE PROCESS TRILOGY, 2019)
★★★★
"An ambitious, unique company unafraid to embrace the delightfully weird."
Movie Burner (THE ZIZZ, 2021)
★★★★
“a breathless surrealist caper that is sustained by its own unimpeachable internal logic”
Spy in the Stalls (EUAN, 2019)
★★★★
“Downright bewildering, but also bloody brilliant.”
Views from the Gods (EUAN, 2019)
★★★★
"Even when dealing with incredibly weighty issues, the approach is one that is adept in its addition of comical charm and whimsy"
Miro Magazine (THE PROCESS TRILOGY, 2019)
★★★★
""dark, ridiculous and brazenly charming, EUAN is a truly peerless invention”
BN1 Magazine (EUAN, 2019)