"One of the most interesting dramatic writers on the Scottish scene" The Scotsman

"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 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 Sussurus

* * * * "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

For Reekie

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

"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

"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

"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

"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