African Gothic Reviews  ★★★★

African Gothic ran for four weeks at Park Theatre, Finsbury Park, London
​December 2015 - January 2016

         ★★★★    The Stage Review 
        "Disturbing, visceral and absorbing. It's edge-of-
         your-seat stuff...a tightly told and gripping drama
         that is expertly packaged into just 100 minutes."

          ★★★★   The Upcoming  
          "Two Sheds Theatre has conjured a sweltering,  
          volatile atmosphere... African Gothic offers a most
          fulfilling theatrical performance by drawing its
          audience entirely into its world, and so too into the
          mouth of madness."  

         "A powerful expose of apartheid lies....a macabre
          debunking of the myths that propped up the
          ancestral pride of Afrikaner culture...the oppressive
          weirdness of the situation is powerfully
          communicated in Two Sheds Theatre Company's
          fine revival directed by Roger Mortimer and
          Deborah Edgington."
​          The Independent

         ★★★★  ​   Plays to See 
         "The production is strong, with never a dull moment,
           a real testament to the directors' pacing of the
          piece and the quality of the performances...the
          design is also tight and beautifully executed. ....an
          entertaining, morbid experience."

         "This play certainly delivers...Roger Mortimer and
           Deborah Edgington's production and Nancy
           Surman's design are strong on atmosphere: you can
           almost smell the sense of decay. Oliver Gomm and
           Janna Fox are also persuasive as the crazed
           siblings."  
           The Guardian

           "Skilful and efficiently staged."  
​             The Times

         "Reza de Wet's 1985 Afrikaans play buzzes with
           flies and foreboding. It shows us something
           grim...and keeps cranking up."   
​           The Sunday Times

           "Two Sheds' intense revival [is] given a superb visual setting....[Directors] Mortimer and Edgington are skilful at
             conveying the glistening discomfort that radiates through the play....a powerful and confrontational play...an
             evening of provocative and thoughtful theatre, beautifully designed and featuring some terrific performances."  
​             Live Theatre UK

         "I was utterly unprepared for the extreme level of intensity that this play offered. Brutal, shocking and
           unapologetic...the chemistry [between the leads] was commanding and they successfully created a chilling and nail-
           biting atmosphere for their audience...African Gothic was bravely and imaginatively directed by Roger Mortimer and
           Deborah Edgington....a truly powerful piece of theatre."     
​           A Younger Theatre

          ​★★★★     ​London Theatre1 
            "There's a lot packed into this production...this
            striking and chaotic play makes for a satisfying        
            and intense experience, with plenty of food for      
            thought." 

          "African Gothic is not an easy watch - it will leave
           you unsettled, and we should welcome space for
           that type of work. This is a story firmly set in South
          Africa but somehow beyond it, perhaps it echoes
          the destruction and oppression that we see time      
​          and time again in human nature and history."  
          ​British Black List

          "Absorbing...the gradual unfolding of the
            psychology of the siblings' stories is
            compelling...the play is superbly staged [and] the
            uncertain meaning is good."  
​            One World

         "Menacing but marvellous."
           The Hampshire Chronicle

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