My work has received everything from 5 stars to 2 stars reviews. I’d be lying if I said some of them didn’t sting. But one of my greatest strengths is knowing my audience, and as long as they get what they need, I’m good. Still, because we all like to show off from time to time, here are some of the more flattering reviews. Feel free to google the others…
Santi & Naz, VAULT Festival 2020
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The Stage
"tender play about female friendship" Read more…
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ A Younger Theatre
"Heart-warming and distressing, elegant and silly" Read more…
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The Upcoming
"The Indian Partition is not a particularly common backdrop for a play, so it’s refreshing to see it not just done, but done extremely well." Read more…
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Upper Circle
" Heart-warming, powerful and impactful, Santi & Naz sets the bar high" Read more…
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ British Theatre.com
"beautifully captures how ordinary people are affected by monumental historic changes which become woven into their everyday experiences" Read more…
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reviews Hub
"subtly demonstrates how the personal and political future of these characters are deeply entwined" Read more…
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Pocket Size Theatre
"funny, exciting and feisty" Read more…
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Theatre Fullstop
"A pure delight" Read more...
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Lyn Gardner for Stagedoor
"a gorgeous little sliver of a play" "flares like a candle celebrating the unsung lives lost in time." Read more...
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The Guardian
"A tender yet sharply political new work" Read more...
Misfits, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, 2020
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The Stage
“Vividly written” "Misfits has an infectious
energy that grips” Read more...
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ London Theatre 1
“The beauty of this piece of theatre is in its relative simplicity, in its relatability, and in its portrayal of an Essex its residents will recognise.” Read more...
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ British Theatre.com
“the play celebrates its regionality with a swagger” Read more…
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The Guardian
“The writing by Odeke, Guleraana Mir, Kenny Emson and Sadie Hasler is the show’s biggest strength” Read more…
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Lyn Gardner for Stagedoor
“these quartet of vignettes curl and dance around each other like smoke and sparks from a smouldering bonfire. They combine to offer a layered and complex portrait of four very different people” Read more...
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The Theatre Times
“a superbly high-definition production which is both humorous and moving.”
COCONUT, Ovalhouse (now BrixtonHouse) & National Tour, 2018
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Pocket Size Theatre
"funny, exciting and feisty" Read more…
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rev Stan
“bubbles with wit and laughs, it is illuminating, heart-warming and affecting.” Read more...
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Everything Theatre
“brilliant & side-splittingly funny.” Read more...
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Mind The Blog
"A refreshing & funny look at life for a proportion of British Muslims – an entertaining 90 minutes with some standout performances.” Read more...
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Plays to See
“...a strong piece of work and it makes you question the sacrifices all make in their relationships” Read more...
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ Theatre Reviews Design
“...lifting the veil on the issues affecting British Muslims today namely identity, fulfilment, race, coercion, gender and violence.”
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British Theatre Guide
“The play sensitively portrays different approaches to Islam while showing the destructive foolishness of failing to respect the rights of a woman to be true to her own beliefs.” Read more…
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View From The Cheap Seat
“This is a strong piece of work and it makes you question the sacrifices all make in their relationships” Read more…
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Blog of Theatre Things
“a very funny take on religion, culture and the pressure to be someone you’re not for fear of letting other people down” Read more…
