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Reviews


Some people have been very kind and said nice things about my work and here are links to them.

“Profoundly honest and at the same time joyfully entertaining” Independent on Sunday
“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