| What the critics had to say:
"It shocks... stomach churning
stuff."
"A sensitive story of oppression full of rare humanity."
"Simmers with tension."
"The cast effortlessly draw you into their surreal world."
"Dermot Magennis gives an exceptional performance."
"Spectacular set and costume design."
- Roz Britton, Metro
"Claustrophobic and nightmarish atmosphere of foreboding."
"Bert Kowalski is the first real anti-hero for those under four feet
tall."
"Brilliantly inventive set."
"A manic black comedy."
"Welsh and Cavanagh do an excellent job."
- John McKeown, Daily Mail
"Provocative."
"Paints a realistic picture of the discrimination faced by the pint sized
performers."
- Allison Bray, Irish independant
"Provocative backstage drama."
"Deliriously vulgar and as subtle as a sledgehammer."
"The cast imbue the characters with genuine emotion."
- Jill Lawless, Associated Press
"A funny satire that makes you think."
"Four terrific performances."
"Very clever set."
"Dermot Magennis is strikingly good."
- Vincent Woods, Rattlebag
"The ensemble cast bring a lively energy to the stage."
"Upbeat direction."
"Flags important issues of discrimination."
- Helen Boylan, The Sunday business post
"Deliciously macabre."
"A set that is a nightmarish flipside to vibrancy of the Wizard of Oz."
- Padraic Killeen, The Irish Examiner
"Rolls a hand grenade under the
door of American popular culture."
"A manic, hallucinatory world at the heart of an enduringly innocent
Hollywood fantasy."
"A hilariously caustic commentary on the shooting of The Wizard of Oz."
- James Redmond, Village Magazine
"A sordid story cast from the real world of little people."
"The cast do an effective job."
-Gerry Colgan, The Irish times
"All the ingredients of sex and violence that Welsh loves to shove under
the nose of his readers."
- Alan O'Riordan, Irish independant
"Takes place somewhere under the rainbow in the sordid shadows of a
technicolor fantasy."
- Peter Crawley, The Scotsman
"Makes for a hilarious, yet touching evening."
- In Dublin |