Endorsements and Press

‘The show (Roadside) was an innovative and inspiring piece deftly weaving together authentic storytelling, high quality sound design that perfectly encapsulated free party culture and so much more. We are really proud to have supported such wonderful work, especially as it links so perfectly with our previous Heritage lottery funded project - Art of resistance that explored connection between activism and art especially our research strand of counterculture.’

Esther Afikiruweh - Combined Arts Producer - Trinity Centre

‘I’ve never found a play that has my life in it before! It's so amazing to see! You have to keep doing this. I grew up in a truck and came to see the show in London because my mate in Bristol told me it was amazing. I have so many more friends who need to see this!’

Audience Feedback - Roadside at Camden Peoples Theatre 2024

‘Transported to the roadside, so rare and beautiful to see subculutre represented on stage like this.’

Audience Feedback - Starting Blocks 2023 at Camden Peoples Theatre

‘Strong performances compliment intelligent writing to create a good show which has the potential to become exceptional’

Ed Fringe Review - Life Between Yes and No - Maddie Wakeling as Writer + Performer

‘Big thank you to Maddie for always being so steadfast positive and encouraging about everything. Every year I am in awe of how you manage to keep calm and smile and remind myself I need to be more like that too.’

A teacher whose class participate in the Minding the Gap programme

‘A capacity to conjure with spoken language and be wholly in the act of expression'

Ayse Tashkiran - BanShee

A brilliantly unconventional piece of modern performance art that simply, but effectively, taps into our sense of memory, reality, self and loneliness.

The Reviews Hub - Rubbernecks by Deadweight Theatre - Maddie Wakeling as Deviser + performer

‘I loved it. Doing great things like this is dreamy! We should have more of them. A really really lovely day.’

Traveling Tales participant