Colossal Crumbs

In Michael Glovers article in The Independent heralding the next generation of Emins and Hirsts...

To find the best of the new, we do what Saatchi himself has always done, and visit the student shows for ourselves. But we must do more than that. We must reach as far as the places where Saatchi's green Rolls Royce never ventured, look out for the converted-garage spaces, the alternative venues. They are everywhere, announcing themselves on Facebook or Twitter, there to be sought out in a pop-up shop near you.

The work of Annie Brooks, for example, a recent graduate in performance and visual art from of the University of Brighton, is a combination of puppetry, dance and mime.

           The Independent

The Wizard of Oz

The difficult things, however, were done well. Toto the dog is a hand puppet, and is managed delightfully. The flying monkey and munchkins were played by actors in black moving puppets and were inspired.

            The Cambridge Student Online

The puppet Munchkins designed by Annie Brooks were unquestionably the highlight of the production..

            Cambridge Varsity

Sitting Bear & The Man in the Moon's Reflection

..the inventiveness on display in this small-scale production was overwhelming..

..the inventiveness on display in this small-scale production was overwhelming.. New characters were introduced very fast – particularly in the case of the replicating army of Muppet-like frogs – and the hooded, black-clad puppeteers manipulated them dextrously, providing a range of voices and accents.

            The Argus

Office Of Correspondence

This show gets four stars for it's originality, for the attention to detail in the publicity and printed materials- it's all been thought through really well- and because if you're up for a guaranteed fun night of random play this is your best bet this weekend.

            www.fringereview.co.uk

This was an absolutely brilliant and wonderfully innovative show.

             www.threeweeks.co.uk

The Devil, Chess: A Burlesque

..a symphony of sensual decadence, peppered with literary allusions and sardonic humour.

            The British Theatre Guide

“Provocative yet elegant… A triumph, a witty script, great dancing and accomplished
acting.” Three Weeks