what the papers say
'A stunning theatrical knock-out.'
FOUR STARS
Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph (Read full review)
'Engrossing theatre.'
FOUR STARS
Michael Billington, Guardian (Read full review)
'Steve Waters combines the satirical scariness of J G Ballard with the silken argufying of Bernard Shaw or David Hare...superbly acted productions.'
FOUR STARS
Michael Coveney, Independent (Read full review)
'Waters's script is both scary and very funny... Both productions are powerfully realised and impeccably cast.'
FOUR STARS
Jane Edwards, Time Out (Read full review)
'Genuine political significance...Scary stuff, but scarily good stuff, too.'
FOUR STARS
Michael Coveney, WhatsOnStage.com (Read full review)
'Synergy in action.'
Ian Shuttleworth, Financial Times (Read full review)
'Whether seen as stand-alone plays or taken together, Waters's vision of climate change is both grimly convincing and highly entertaining.'
Aleks Sierz, The Stage (Read full review)
'The Contingency Plan at the Bush Theatre is the most important artwork in the country.'
Matt Boothman, LondonTheatreBlog.com (Read full review)
'Vital viewing.'
FOUR STARS
Natasha Tripney, MusicOMH.com (Read full review)
'Rarely can serious drama make us laugh whilst at the same time drawing attention to important world issues but Steve Waters has achieved this. The Contingency Plan deserves to have a wider audience than the 81 seat Bush Theatre...it is a real treat seeing both plays live in the intimate space of The Bush which will be celebrating 40 years of groundbreaking theatre next year.'
CurtainUp.com, Lizzie Loveridge (Read full review)
'Two humane and ambitious plays about the worst-case spectre of climate change.'
FOUR STARS
David Jays, The Sunday Times (Read full review)
'The Contingency Plan is...gripping.
Steve Waters, the playwright, is clearly on the rise, and The Contingency Plan will definitely put the wind up you. This is ecologically scary and urgent. Gordon Brown should see it.'
Kate Bennet, Independent on Sunday (Read full review)
'A triumph...some of the very finest dramatic components London has seen this year: sophisticated writing, slick direction and superlative acting.'
FIVE STARS
Fiona Mountford, Evening Standard (Read full review)