Press clippings Page 4
Alan Davies interview
'I've become a huge enemy of silence and secrecy'. The comedian and actor has written a raw and compelling book about his early life, including the abuse he suffered from his father.
Jude Rogers, The Observer, 23rd August 2020My tip for coping with virus anxiety? Jonathan Creek
Alan Davies's self-assured amateur sleuth and Caroline Quentin's feminist writer take us back to a happy golden age of bad haircuts, landlines and denim.
Lydia McMullan, The Guardian, 17th April 2020Line up for Bristol Comedy Garden revealed
This year's Bristol Comedy Garden returns to Queen Square (June 3rd-7th) for a ninth edition of the South West's biggest comedy festival.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th March 2020DMU at 150: Leicester Comedy Festival
Leicester Comedy Festival has been part of the city's calendar since 1994 when it began as a student project by then Leicester Polytechnic student Geoff Rowe.
De Montfort University, 6th February 2020God's Dice, Soho Theatre, review
David Baddiel's debut is overlong and overblown.
Veronica Lee, i Newspaper, 4th November 2019Review: God's Dice at Soho Theatre
It is enjoyable to watch and the content is fascinating. It just needs a bit more spark to get where it needs to be.
Kari Megeed, The Upcoming, 4th November 2019God's Dice review: Top-class theatre
Baddiel has a great way of making tricky subjects more accessible and turning lofty ideas into relevant ones, but now -- and even better -- he's doing it through the medium of top-class theatre.
Hannah Foulds, Londonist, 1st November 2019God's Dice review
As a piece of theatre, it works wonderfully well. As a sort of amusing after dinner intellectual game, it has its merits. As a serious piece of thinking you will either find yourself able to 'buy' what it has to sell or be left wondering why it never occurred to anyone involved that they were maybe barking up the wrong Jesse's Tree.
Julian Eaves, BritishTheatre.com, 31st October 2019God's Dice review
God's Dice is ultimately too wide-ranging and complex to be 100 per cent successful but it is wonderful to encounter new writing that isn't afraid to take on huge themes and refract them back through the prism of relatable human circumstances.
Alun Hood, What's On Stage, 31st October 2019God's Dice review
Baddiel, as one might expect, is very good with words and the ideas here are intriguing too. Maybe a slightly different version would have more impact.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st October 2019