'This absorbing political allegory'
'The acting is uniformly impressive'
'Richard Madden as Callum and Ony Uhiara as Sephy express the poignancy of doomed love'
'The play…expresses disturbing truths about a society in which worth and status are determined by racial origins'
'The visceral excitement of Cooke’s production'
Guardian
'Dominic Cooke’s gripping adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s best selling novel'
'A cracking good narrative'
'An entire engrossing world'
Evening Standard
'A great evening'
'Splendidly open-hearted performances of, respectively, Ony Uhiara and Richard Madden… both heart rending and hopeful. A great evening'
'Uhiara and Madden make you care intensely about the couple'
'Cooke’s fiercely fluent, human production'
'Brilliantly directed by Cooke'
'Very fitting Christmas fare in its profound emotional message'
'The RSC has pitched camp for this piece in an involvingly intimate, yet roomy space in the town’s Civic Hall'
Independent
'Both the young protagonists are excellent'
'The production vividly communicates the message of the book'
Observer
'Cooke’s production is fluid and vigorous'
'Michelle Butterly and Phil McKee impress as Callum’s helpless and beleaguered parents'
'Noughts & Crosses is young people’s theatre that engages with issues of political urgency'
Times
