Lightning Ridge

A Catherine Wheels show created by Gill Robertson, Shona Reppe, Daniel Padden and Rob Evans. Adapted from the book Pobby and Dingan by Ben Rice

Press Reviews

  • "A beautiful piece of storytelling, brought to the stage by a dream team of theatre practitioners who really know their craft." FOUR STARS
    All Edinburgh Theatre
  • "Lighting Ridge is a smorgasbord for the eyes to take in... Audiences, big or small, are watching something truly beautiful unfold." FOUR STARS
    Corr Blimey
  • "Storytelling techniques are exceptionally well-crafted... Catherine Wheels have a wealth of sensory tricks up their sleeve that engage children and fire up the imagination. And such is the essence of this piece; the innate potential of our imagination."
    Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
  • "Captivating, funny and desperately sad, it is one of the best shows on the Edinburgh fringe."
    The Guardian
  • "[It is] important that parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, guardians and carers take children to see quality theatre such as Lightning Ridge. Some of the deepest love affairs with theatre start with an outstanding children’s theatre production."
    The National
  • "It’s great for both adults and children and your imaginary friends get in for free."
    The Play's The Thing
  • "This is charming, delightfully inventive storytelling with a bouncy, buoyant script... Lightning Ridge scoops up all the ages and leaves them feeling like the world’s a better place with Catherine Wheels in it." FOUR STARS
    The Wee Review

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