Reviews

On SWIM (2022)

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The Stage ★★★★ “Rich physicality… Richardson's skilled physicality and comic timing”

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Northern Arts Review ★★★★★ “It was faultless. Richardson played our hearts like a musical instrument…a privilege to be there”.

Westmorland Gazette ★★★★ “Liz is the most natural performer, and this is the most human of plays…a performance to inspire and touch your soul."

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Curtains Up "Richardson- a powerful and compelling performer...mixing heartbreak and brutal honesty with clever comedy."

Theatre Royal Plymouth "Funny, clever and heartwarming" 

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On SWIM (2019)

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The List ★★★★ " a sensitive portrait of overwhelming grief, but also of love and friendship's ability to hold a person up in the deepest waters." 

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Three Weeks ★★★★ "a mesmerising production...the emotions conveyed are profound and sincere."

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Feminist Fringe ★★★★ "we as an audience are affirmed that this is also our water and so if we swim, then our pain and our joy can also be felt here too."

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Fringe Review "This elegant show was an accessible and tender piece of theatre…I felt emotional and thoughtful and longing to get in the cold water too."

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i News  'Best Shows to Watch at the Fringe'

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WhatsOnStage '12 Shows to Catch Before the Fringe'

The Times 'Festival Picks'

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Read the Guardian interview

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On Gutted

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The Stage ★★★★ "Funny, important & moving...all at once a fond rallying cry for the importance of the NHS, a rebuttal to the damaging culture of shame and silence surrounding the kind of illnesses you can't bring up at the dinner table, and some brilliant character comedy from Richardson, a talented performer with real verve... a show with as much heart as guts, as much about being well as being ill. It's about the privilege of having a body that does what we want it to - one that can be used, unthinkingly, to live"

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The Guardian, "Toilet humour is never hard to come by at the Edinburgh fringe – but what about toilet theatre? One show at this year’s festival is taking a very literal approach to the taboos around bathrooms and bowel movements and putting three toilets on stage." 

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BroadwayBaby ★★★★★ "Honest, articulate, candid... a fantastic sense of humour... interactive and inspired methods of staging"

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Three Weeks Edinburgh ★★★★ "Richardson’s acting is remarkable as she switches between a wide variety of characters"

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London City Nights ★★★★ "...her delivery is cool, crisp and concise...Gutted is a fantastic and important Fringe experience: bold, confident and entirely genuine"

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Unrestricted View, "inspired by a woman who has come out the other side – a wife, a mother and a terrific writer/performer"

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Live Art Alive, "It feels impossible not to be drawn in by Liz Richardson's performance. She is understated and charming on stage, and wickedly adept at mimicry"

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Theatre and Tea, "Well created and brilliantly told..a relevant and truthful account"

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Afroanalysis, "Liz is incredibly gifted"