“…Lear is a role that most serious actors crave to play, and has included the likes of Ian McKellen, Laurence Olivier, Derek Jacobi and Michael Gambon but to name a few. Marcell’s portrayal is stupendous – stripped back to its simplest form, it is touching, humble and believable…the setting lends itself to such a production and it works successfully because it is imaginative, is played at just the right tempo…On a warm summer’s evening what a delight!”

“3rd Stage is a dance company which provides a platform for performers from a range of backgrounds who find that dance is an important part of their lives and feel the need to express part of their being through the medium…The whole performance was one of variety of mood and style, elegance and anxiety, poise and commitment. The professional dancers were marked by great technique and the youth company by great enthusiasm and accomplishment….”