On David Leddy

"The brilliant site-specific theatre maker" and "site-specific genius" who is "one of the most interesting dramatic writers on the Scottish scene" The Scotsman

"Scotland's hottest, edgiest young playwright" The Sunday Times

"Theatrical maverick" with "a propensity for fearless experiment" Financial Times

"One of the most interesting theatre-makers working in Scotland" The Herald

"The rising star of Scottish theatre" The Observer

"A compelling and charismatic performer with a rare talent" The Scotsman

"One of the most energetic and exciting artists working in British theatre today" Total Theatre Magazine

"A talented performer with limitless energy" The Stage

Rated no 30 in The List Magazine Top 100 Creative People in Scotland

"Leddy's work is compelling because it is able to touch an audience on an emotional level, while at the same time provoking a profound cultural commentary on much deeper issues"
The List

For White Tea

WINNER – SCOTSMAN FRINGE FIRST AWARD

WINNER – HERALD ANGEL AWARD

WINNER – EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FRINGE PRIZE

Scotsman "site-specific genius David Leddy" - Pick of the Fringe 2009

* * * * * 'enchanting... sensual... complex… beautiful… exquisite.' Metro

* * * * 'beautifully-presented … tremendous theatrical flair' Scotsman

* * * * ‘beautifully acted... a triumph…’ Times

* * * * 'imaginative... rich... an astonishingly literate text... an emotionally dense, pleasingly nuanced text' List

For Susurrus

Guardian Pick of the Fringe 2009

Scotsman "Beautiful... site-specific genius David Leddy" - Pick of the Fringe 2009

* * * * "The brilliance of David Leddy's Sussurus… is both a clever refraction of Shakespeare's themes and a distinct drama in it's own right." The Guardian

* * * * "Exquisitely realised" The Herald

* * * * "A magical blend of sorrow, anger, compassion, excellent writing and magnificent music." The Scotsman

" A sensual reinterpretation of A Midsummer Night's Dream with a contemporary edge" The List

For Sub Rosa

* * * * * ‘Brilliant… haunting… magnificent… stunning’ The Scotsman

* * * * ‘Ravishing… the chilling power of the script… exquisite performances’ The Guardian

* * * * ‘Compelling… brilliant… cunningly seductive’ Financial Times

* * * * * ‘Something special… skill, style, suspense and panache’ Metro

* * * * ‘Tremendous… chilling… vivid and superbly-cadenced’ The Herald

For Home Hindrance

* * * * 'Richly poetic... haunting... exceptional... superb... mind-blowingly fine writing and acting' The Scotsman

* * * * 'Unique... Leddy articulates grief's differing voices, creating a touching requiem for the living' The Guardian

* * * * ‘ Timeless… memorable… clever… Our proximity to members of the fine cast is like a secular version of a mediaeval audience member feeling the heat of Christ’s body as he passes during a passion play.’ Sunday Herald

* * * * ‘As we leave the flat there’s a distinct feeling that we’ve shared in something much realer than reality’ The List

* * * * ‘Intimate, tender and poignant… a moving portrait of lives lived and, just as importantly, a life lost. ‘ Metro

For Pater Noster

'Leddy produces another powerful piece of writing, hinting – however briefly – at a dense pattern of meanings to do with chances taken in life, and chances lost.’ The Scotsman

'Inventive… A deliciously captivating experience’ The Herald

'Brilliantly crafted’ The List

For Reekie

* * * * “ambitious, absorbing and rewarding drama” Metro

For In The Shade

"Momentous... extraordinary... a genuine five-star prickle down the spine"
The Scotsman

"Captivating"
The List

"David Leddy has come up with a corker!"
Mail on Sunday

"Very entertaining... subtle, complex, strange and inventive"
The Stage

"David sings and dances his way into your heart"
Scotsgay

"The empathy comes straight from the heart... Respect!"
Glasgow Herald

For Through The Night

"Warm, compelling, emotional, profound... What more could you want?"
The List

"Funny, fluent, flamboyant"
The Scotsman

"Blissfully different and entertaining theatre"
Mail on Sunday

"A bold move forward"
Scotland on Sunday

"Not to be missed"
The Evening Times

"High quality"
Herald

CRITIC'S CHOICE The Guardian

CRITIC'S CHOICE The Sunday Times

CRITIC'S CHOICE The Evening Times

CRITIC'S CHOICE The Scotsman

CRITIC'S CHOICE Scotland on Sunday

For On The Edge

"Like Cluedo on smack… A mix of the humorous and the intellectual, the light-hearted and the political"
The Scotsman

"A performance as conversant in murder mystery as it is in camp cabaret and Shakespeare, he mounts a case against Agatha Christie and her cliche-spawning, stereotyping progeny… A winner!"
Scotland on Sunday

"Leddy delves beneath the clichés to expose the racism, sexism and homophobia lurking in the genre, from Victorian criminologists to modern Hollywood."
BBC Online

"Witty and ingenious"
The Mail on Sunday

"A killer of an evening"
The Stage

"A treat"
The List

CRITIC'S CHOICE The Scotsman

CRITIC'S CHOICE The Observer

CRITIC'S CHOICE BBC Online

CRITIC'S CHOICE Scotland on Sunday

CRITIC'S CHOICE The Herald

CRITIC'S CHOICE The List

For David Leddy’s previous work

"CRITICS CHOICE… A physical, visual and aural assault that turns around the whole idea of what comprises a performance"
The Guardian

"Went to the stimulating heart of the matter"
The Stage

"Frenetic satire… a cattleshed of sacred cows die a very witty execution."
Pink Paper

"Funny, sexy and thought-provoking"
Gay Times

"Stylish, eccentric, comic, but most importantly – a great night’s entertainment"
Evening Standard