Reviews
Operation Greenfield 2011
The Argus: the guide
by Rosie Clark
"This creative, whimsical show was what most devised performances hope to be: energetic, warm and character-driven." (read full review)
****Whatsonstage.com
by Michael Coveney
"...The ninety-minute show is completely original, quirky, unusual and true to itself, and well worth not missing." (read full review)
*****the public reviews
by Jemma Bicknell
"...Operation Greenfield was captivating from start to finish. Watching it transported me headlong back into my youth; Little Bulb have completely captured the magic of growing up in all of its awkward, hopeful naivety..." (read full review)
Operation Greenfield 2010
*****The Herald
by Mary Brennan
"A ‘WILL they/won’t they?’ feeling came with my ticket for Operation Greenfield. Heart-squeezing memories of Crocosmia – the award-winning Little Bulb Theatre piece about young siblings coping with the sudden loss of both parents – were still strong. Could this new show match that earlier triumph?
Oh my, yes – and with a fresh slew of insights into the growing pains of adolescence that leave you helpless with laughter one moment, then caught in a sympathetic wince of embarrassment at the awkward situations as teenage hormones head for meltdown." (read full review)
****The Guardian
by Lyn Gardner
"In the beginning there was chaos, and then there was Christmas. That's the kind of logic behind this glorious, daft and dippy musical. It's the latest show from Little Bulb, whom you may remember from their debut show Crocosmia, a delicate tale of Battenburg cake and loss told by siblings whose parents had died, or their epic folk musical, Sporadical. This is a company so recklessly talented you want to hug them and keep them safe in case they spoil. Some may suspect that they are getting away on sheer charm, but their musicianship is superb, and their ability to conjure the pains of youth uncanny." (read full review)
****The Times
by Donald Hutera
"Praise be to the young and highly talented. That description has fit Little Bulb Theatre perfectly ever since this five-person ensemble made its Fringe debut fresh out of college. Crocosmia , a captivating show about childhood grief, won them multiple gongs in 2008. Last year the Bulbs were in residence at the Forest Fringe, the most innovative venue on the Fringe. Now they’re back with a beguiling company-devised piece that uses music as a springboard to examine youthful friendships in the context of religious faith." (read full review)
Crocosmia 2008-2010
*****The Scotsman
by Sally Stott
THE Brackenberg siblings have it all; a loving family, terrific imaginations and a childhood that anyone who has grown up with brothers or sisters and enjoyed performing home-made songs, making up extravagant dance routines, and stuffing their face with cake will relate to....(read full review)
*****Metro
by Tina Jackson
Touching and funny, Crocosmia a quiet hit
Although Little Bulb Theatre's Crocosmia offers laughs aplenty, there's far more to this lovely, lo-fi show than getting your funny bone tickled. In a gorgeous hour full of gentle quirks and affectionate oddities...(read full review)
****Broadway Baby
by Oli Seadon
It is always exciting to find a young company at the Fringe who demonstrate real and tangible potential to create vibrant, vivid and affecting new work. Little Bulb Theatre are one such company and Crocosmia...is originally, ingeniously and shudderingly effective...(read full review)
*** The Guardian
by Maddy Costa
Crocosmia is the kind of gentle, unassuming show that could easily be overlooked in the hubbub of the Fringe. On the day I saw it, there were just seven other people there, and one of them was the director. By the end, two people were in floods of tears – and one of them was me. (read full review)
The Marvellous and Unlikely Fete of Little Upper Downing 2011
*** The Guardian
by Lyn Gardner
Marvellous, unlikely – and you might well add preposterous and charming to the list for this family show created by one of theatre's most cherishable young companies, Little Bulb. Hambledon Village Hall may not quite have the glamour of the West End, but you wouldn't know it from the care lavished on show and audience in this dotty Romeo and Juliet-style entertainment about two warring villages "both alike in industry"... (read review)
***1/2 Venue
by Rina Vergano
Little Bulb return to Bristol with this new touring show, after charming local audiences with ‘Operation Greenfield’, a sell-out at last year’s Mayfest. Keeping to the same kind of rural map coordinates, the Little Bulbs now venture deeper into the English countryside in search of the dark heart that beats at the centre of village life...(read review)
****1/2 The Public Reviews
by Emily Pearce
The Little Bulb Theatre Company produced an evening of fast paced humour and wry observations that left the audience delighted. Although, it is rare to find a production that can appeal across the age divide, this show managed to easily engage the old, young and in between alike; an attractive prospect for parents wanting a play that they can take their children to with a little more substance than the usual...(read review)
Sporadical 2009
****The Guardian (reviewing entire Forest Fringe 2009 programme)
by Lyn Gardner (read review)
****The Times (for Sporadical and Rotozaza's Guru Guru, at Forest Fringe 2009)
by Donald Hutera (read review)
The Argus: the guide
by Rosie Clark
"This creative, whimsical show was what most devised performances hope to be: energetic, warm and character-driven." (read full review)
****Whatsonstage.com
by Michael Coveney
"...The ninety-minute show is completely original, quirky, unusual and true to itself, and well worth not missing." (read full review)
*****the public reviews
by Jemma Bicknell
"...Operation Greenfield was captivating from start to finish. Watching it transported me headlong back into my youth; Little Bulb have completely captured the magic of growing up in all of its awkward, hopeful naivety..." (read full review)
Operation Greenfield 2010
*****The Herald
by Mary Brennan
"A ‘WILL they/won’t they?’ feeling came with my ticket for Operation Greenfield. Heart-squeezing memories of Crocosmia – the award-winning Little Bulb Theatre piece about young siblings coping with the sudden loss of both parents – were still strong. Could this new show match that earlier triumph?
Oh my, yes – and with a fresh slew of insights into the growing pains of adolescence that leave you helpless with laughter one moment, then caught in a sympathetic wince of embarrassment at the awkward situations as teenage hormones head for meltdown." (read full review)
****The Guardian
by Lyn Gardner
"In the beginning there was chaos, and then there was Christmas. That's the kind of logic behind this glorious, daft and dippy musical. It's the latest show from Little Bulb, whom you may remember from their debut show Crocosmia, a delicate tale of Battenburg cake and loss told by siblings whose parents had died, or their epic folk musical, Sporadical. This is a company so recklessly talented you want to hug them and keep them safe in case they spoil. Some may suspect that they are getting away on sheer charm, but their musicianship is superb, and their ability to conjure the pains of youth uncanny." (read full review)
****The Times
by Donald Hutera
"Praise be to the young and highly talented. That description has fit Little Bulb Theatre perfectly ever since this five-person ensemble made its Fringe debut fresh out of college. Crocosmia , a captivating show about childhood grief, won them multiple gongs in 2008. Last year the Bulbs were in residence at the Forest Fringe, the most innovative venue on the Fringe. Now they’re back with a beguiling company-devised piece that uses music as a springboard to examine youthful friendships in the context of religious faith." (read full review)
Crocosmia 2008-2010
*****The Scotsman
by Sally Stott
THE Brackenberg siblings have it all; a loving family, terrific imaginations and a childhood that anyone who has grown up with brothers or sisters and enjoyed performing home-made songs, making up extravagant dance routines, and stuffing their face with cake will relate to....(read full review)
*****Metro
by Tina Jackson
Touching and funny, Crocosmia a quiet hit
Although Little Bulb Theatre's Crocosmia offers laughs aplenty, there's far more to this lovely, lo-fi show than getting your funny bone tickled. In a gorgeous hour full of gentle quirks and affectionate oddities...(read full review)
****Broadway Baby
by Oli Seadon
It is always exciting to find a young company at the Fringe who demonstrate real and tangible potential to create vibrant, vivid and affecting new work. Little Bulb Theatre are one such company and Crocosmia...is originally, ingeniously and shudderingly effective...(read full review)
*** The Guardian
by Maddy Costa
Crocosmia is the kind of gentle, unassuming show that could easily be overlooked in the hubbub of the Fringe. On the day I saw it, there were just seven other people there, and one of them was the director. By the end, two people were in floods of tears – and one of them was me. (read full review)
The Marvellous and Unlikely Fete of Little Upper Downing 2011
*** The Guardian
by Lyn Gardner
Marvellous, unlikely – and you might well add preposterous and charming to the list for this family show created by one of theatre's most cherishable young companies, Little Bulb. Hambledon Village Hall may not quite have the glamour of the West End, but you wouldn't know it from the care lavished on show and audience in this dotty Romeo and Juliet-style entertainment about two warring villages "both alike in industry"... (read review)
***1/2 Venue
by Rina Vergano
Little Bulb return to Bristol with this new touring show, after charming local audiences with ‘Operation Greenfield’, a sell-out at last year’s Mayfest. Keeping to the same kind of rural map coordinates, the Little Bulbs now venture deeper into the English countryside in search of the dark heart that beats at the centre of village life...(read review)
****1/2 The Public Reviews
by Emily Pearce
The Little Bulb Theatre Company produced an evening of fast paced humour and wry observations that left the audience delighted. Although, it is rare to find a production that can appeal across the age divide, this show managed to easily engage the old, young and in between alike; an attractive prospect for parents wanting a play that they can take their children to with a little more substance than the usual...(read review)
Sporadical 2009
****The Guardian (reviewing entire Forest Fringe 2009 programme)
by Lyn Gardner (read review)
****The Times (for Sporadical and Rotozaza's Guru Guru, at Forest Fringe 2009)
by Donald Hutera (read review)
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