"Despite the limitations of the barn at Bury Court, the ingenuity of director Greg Eldridge and designer Elliott Squire has developed a piece of music theatre that grips and delights for the entire evening...And a word of praise for designer Elliott Squire who dressed Cleopatra in a succession of stunning dresses with perhaps a homage to Elizabeth Taylor in the finale...There was a clever set with huge ‘stone’ blocks (light enough to be lifted by a single chorus member) that conjured up the look of the pyramids and the action never flagged."

-Owen Davies, Plays To See 

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★★★★

"...Marie Lys shimmered in the role, not just in her resplendent costumes..."

-Mark Valencia, Whats On Stage

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"Elliott Squire's set was a fixed structure evoking a series of sandstone terraces, with the orchestra in pit upstage right thus bringing the acting area close to the audience and ensuring a very intimate experience. Within this timeless structure, the style of the production was eclectic, the Romans were firmly in the 1950s with military uniforms for the men and a stylish dove-grey number for Cornelia's first appearance. The Egyptians...colourful, punk-ish and with plentiful tattoos, creating a striking visual contrast between the two groups and keeping the opera's concern with the otherness of the Egyptians."

-Robert Hugill, Planet Hugill