Some people have been very kind and said nice things about my work and here are links to them.
“Martin Figura has a rare gift, his photographer’s eye and poet’s ear tell his story with candour, restraint, and perfect detail, showing how art’s restraint and life’s truth can illuminate, uplift and transform.” Gillian Clarke
Whistle Show
Industry Comments spellbinding, skillfull, challenging………
Audience Comments …the best thing we saw in Edinburgh.
Show Reviews
List – 4 Stars …… this extraordinary piece of theatre.
What’s On Stage – 4 Stars …… an emotional journey and is a very touching story.
Culture Vulture – 4 Stars ……. an empathic exploration of a traumatic childhood.
Exeunt – 4 Stars This solo show by poet Martin Figura is astonishing.
The Skinny – 4 Stars ….a tour de force
Kate Fox News ….a landmark & masterclass of what can be done in live literature.
Boring The Arse Off Young People
Happenstance- …..photographically-sharp images of vanished scenes
London Grip- …..accomplishes what it sets out to do just as effectively and with as much craft as Figura’s more ambitious and more serious work.
Ahem
sharp Matt Harvey
important George Szirtes
talented Randy Newman
Whistle (Book)
riveting Jackie Kay
magnificent David Morley, Magma Magazine
rivals the novels of Thomas Hardy Derek Adams, Eyewear
beautifully-weighted Simon Proctor, Eastern Daily Press
lyricism Penelope Shuttle, Ink, Sweat & Tears
winner Poetry News Summer 2010
hugely enjoyable Matt Merrit, Polyolbion – Best poetry of 2010
a remarkable book Michael Bartholomew-Biggs, London Grip
A tremendous achievement Angela France, Iota Magazine