what the papers say
'Elaine Murphy's Little Gem is indeed a little gem of a play, vivid, funny and touching...The writing is so honest, the language so vivid that the happy ending seems genuinely earned, and the performances are outstanding...this is lovely, life-affirming work'
FOUR STARS
Telegraph
'Elaine Murphy's delightful first play more than lives up to its title. This is a play that, like its characters, gurgles and giggles with life even in the face of death. Murphy and her brilliant cast make us care about every breath these women take, and make you want to hug them'
FOUR STARS
The Guardian
'We all, I fancy, left feeling just that little bit better about life'
FOUR STARS
The Times
'a cracker of a debut from Elaine Murphy'
FOUR STARS
Evening Standard
'so engagingly written that it is hard to resist...a wickedly explicit sense of humour'
FOUR STARS
Financial Times
Such a heart-wrenching and rollickingly funny, textured portrait of real women's lives proves impossible to resist. Little Gem delivers on the promise of its title.
FOURS STARS
Times
'A tiny treasure...any woman out there facing down the barrel of marriage, childbirth or old age would be well advised to ditch the sambuca and come to Little Gem instead'
FIVE STARS
Time Out