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  • ★★★★★ Directed by Kelly Stewart, this is a phenomenal comedy that rivals Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Blackadder in sheer comedic joy.

    - Theatre & Tonic on GAWAIN & THE GREEN KNIGHT at The Park Theatre, London (2025)

  • Kelly Ann Stewart’s direction is fantastic. She creatively brings the more fantastical elements to life with skill and humour. Some moments of magic and mystery are genuinely exciting and impressive, while others are delivered with a wry, self-aware sense of humour. Many elements of the story are clearly very challenging to depict onstage, such as Gawain’s horse, but Stewart’s direction always finds a way to do it, usually to great comic effect.

    - North West End on GAWAIN & THE GREEN KNIGHT at The Park Theatre, London (2025)

  • ★★★★★ Sensational, absorbing and thoroughly entertaining – expertly directed and performed from start to finish. You’ve simply got to see it for yourself old sport!

    - TheTheatreGal on THE GREAT GATSBY (2025)

  • ★★★★ ½️ Kelly Ann Stewart’s pacy direction helps keep the ensemble of superlative actors on track in a play that she describes as blending “mundanity with mythic adventure – comedy, chaos, magic and heart all in one.”

    - Reviews Hub on GAWAIN & THE GREEN KNIGHT at The Park Theatre, London (2025)

  • ★★★★ Kelly Ann Stewart’s direction keeps the piece moving with confidence, allowing scenes to flip between office life and mythic encounters without confusion. The production never feels cluttered, even as the cast constantly shifts roles, and the sense of play remains intact throughout.

    - Flicker Magazine on GAWAIN & THE GREEN KNIGHT at The Park Theatre, London (2025)

  • ★★★★★ A mesmerising show, with music, comedy, dance and drama. it’s a fantastic production I won’t forget for a long time.

    - Theatre & Tonic on THE GREAT GATSBY (2025)

  • ★★★★ Gawain and The Green Knight is an excellent reimagining of a classic tale, and the shifts from comedy to genuine tension are excellently handled by director Kelly Ann Stewart, who steers this production with confidence and skill.

    - Everything Theatre on GAWAIN & THE GREEN KNIGHT at The Park Theatre, London (2025)

  • ★★★★ This is folkloric material cleverly directed by Kelly Ann Stewart as a farce about ordinary people with extraordinary potential.

    - London Unattached on GAWAIN & THE GREEN KNIGHT at The Park Theatre, London (2025)

  • ★★★★ Takes you on a jam-packed, drama filled ride, as this stellar cast deliver a bold and glitzy performance not to be missed.

    - West End Best Friend, on THE GREAT GATSBY (2025)

  • ★★★★ Kelly Ann Stewart’s direction brings us along on Gawain’s mission through a variety of obscure and hilarious challenges, utilising the very malleable cast of four at her disposal.

    - Spy in the Stalls on GAWAIN & THE GREEN KNIGHT at The Park Theatre, London (2025)

  • ★★★★ Over two hours, Director Kelly Ann Stewart and this ridiculously young cast had the capacity audience at the Park Theatre in tears of laughter: physical comedy, inventive sets, great dialogue and brilliant one-liners.

    - Ham & High on GAWAIN & THE GREEN KNIGHT at The Park Theatre, London (2025)

  • Director Kelly Ann Stewart whose overall vision causes this new adaptation to thrive says “our aim is to move you, to make you laugh, and to make you reflect with a tear in your eye. Ultimately, that’s what Dickens would have hoped for. Well she has certainly achieved this which is testament to not only her creative work preparing the cast for their characters but her clear skills of working effectively with all contributors from design to tech. Once again Kelly has proved herself to be one to watch!

    — Deborah Heath, St Albans Times on A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2024)

  • A really entertaining hour of interactive theatre!

    - Elaine Page, (BBC Radio 2) on A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2024)

  • However, the idea of what a hero really is, is best explained by this fantastic piece of theatre so rather than let me tell you, please, please, please get yourself a ticket before the end of the run

    — Deborah Heath, St Albans Times on GAWAIN & THE GREEN KNIGHT at The Roman Theatre of Verulamium (2024)

  • This show has a really tight cast and has clearly been directed with a real love for the original text ... [I]t hammered home some problematic social issues, was extremely well performed and was re-set in the modern era successfully. The pound of flesh scene was handled so well that there was complete terrified silence in the audience. The character realisation was superb, and this had clearly been well explored in rehearsal. Once again, a thoughtful OVO re-working of a classic tale under a very strong director.

    Deborah Heath, St Albans Times on THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (2024)

  • The eight-strong cast are all as good in their roles as you would expect from OVO and they richly deserved the standing ovation they received at the end of Thursday’s performance.

    - Madeleine Burton, Herts Advertiser on THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (2024)

  • ★★★★★ A brilliantly comical play, with some unsettling undertones. The team at OVO have managed to bring together a whole lot of fun with the darker side of human emotion, presented by a stellar cast, in a glorious setting.

    — West End Best Friend on PRIVATE LIVES (2023)

  • ★★★★1/2 This production is, beyond anything, incredibly joyful. It’s colourful, it’s playful, and it’s a celebration of the beauty and excitement of showbiz [...] yes, there is real rain, and yes, it is just as spectacular as you think it will be."

    - Bethan Holloway-Strong, Varsity on SINGIN IN THE RAIN (2022)