Reviews

"very, very funny...you won’t fail to be delighted"
The Stage

"Much Ado About Wenlock is one of the most charming, delightful and perfectly inventive pieces of theatre seen in years. Vamos break new ground where other mask mime theatre companies fear to tread. Birth and death, gymnastics, Morris dancing and male nudity - all done with mask and mine - in the best possible taste. Charlie Chaplin would be full of admiration. The company express the heartfelt values of the originator of the Modern Olympics, William Penny Brookes, with a finely balanced mixture of sincerity and hilarity. Janie Amour's music and found-sound backing track is so witty I could have watched with my eyes closed."
BBC Radio Shropshire

"Laugh out loud funny, touching and enthralling."
Andrew Breakwell, Director Roundabout & Education, Nottingham Playhouse

"Fresh and pacey, warm and deep, Vamos fill a gap that has been gaping for years. More please.”
Mike Chase, Artistic Director, The Glasshouse Arts Centre

"A visual delight..."
Carla Phillips, Eastern Daily Press

"Undoubtedly one of the best shows to have graced our stage!"
Paul Graham, Artistic Director & Booker, Market Theatre, Ledbury

"Vamos Theatre has struck gold with its Olympian masked theatre show Much Ado About Wenlock "
Ian Martin via Twitter

"What a brilliant show...the comic timing was superb, it was beautifully choreographed and the acting was amazing. The whole day was a real treat..."
Diane Robinson, Oak Grove College

"It was a pleasure and a privilege to have such a brilliant show at our village hall."
Dave Carless, Florence Nightingale Memorial Hall, Holloway

"This evening I had the pleasure and the privilege of seeing Much Ado About Wenlock at the Roses Theatre at Tewkesbury, and found the whole production outstanding... The three performers were superb throughout and all deserve gold medals."
Janet Monnington, Roses Theatre Tewkesbury

"I saw Much Ado About Wenlock at Hereford last night and thought it absolutely brilliant.  Thanks for the best theatrical experience I've had for a long time!"
Anne Skilbeck

"SO COOL!!!"
Jacob Buguss Rollo (aged 8), the egg, Theatre Royal, Bath

"Brilliant acting and absolutely marvellous that you will come to small village halls as well as large venues. A fantastic, fun evening, real live theatre accessible to all." Audience member, Kempley Village Hall

"Mask at its best. Restored my faith in theatre. Thank you."
A. Thomas, Deputy Head of Creative Arts, Merthyr Tydfil College

"The young people related to the themes within the play and had complete understanding, recognition, emotional connection and empathy with many of the characters portrayed so beautifully using the wonderful stories, masks and physicality within the production...The audience were clearly engaged with the performance evidentially by their cheers, boos and laughter throughout the piece! Thank you so much for bringing Much Ado About Wenlock to us!!!"
Tegan Waites, Valley Kids: Soar Centre

"Professional, slick, entertaining, fun, fabulous characterisation, well paced."
Sally Emery, Daglingworth Village Hall

"Absolutely LOVED your show in Manton, Rutland, tonight. You were amazing."
Rosemary Gooding via Facebook

"Absolutely fantastic, totally amazed by the characters and production, completely captivated by the wit and humour.  What a wonderful evening, would highly recommend.  Worth every penny....."
Audience  member, The Crossing @ St Pauls

"Saw you in Dulverton on Saturday. Awesome!! Still talking about it!!"
Steve Hall via Facebook

"Saw the show Tues, marvellous, creative, funny and touching. Anyone who hasn't seen Vamos is missing a treat"
Val Chambers via Twitter

"Don’t go to watch Vamos Theatre if you’ve recently had a hernia operation. You’d have to get it re-done next morning. They are one of the ten funniest gigs in Britain today"
UK Touring

"The best seven quid I have spent in years. Thank you. P.S you should charge more"
Audience member, Stoke Golding Village Hall

"Tonight's show in MUCH WENLOCK was fantastic."
Rob Sharrock via Facebook

"I spent the first half with a lump in my throat because I felt so privileged to be watching such a wonderful piece of theatre."
Audience  member, Roses Theatre Tewksebury

"As a role model of professionalism, creativity, imagination and high quality performance, the work of Vamos is second to none.  For almost two hours the only sounds to be heard from their student audience, two hundred and fifty 11 to 13 year olds, were laughter and applause. From the 'Much Wenlock Olympiad' to the hilarious birth of the baby, the students were enthralled."
Head of Drama, Bishop Perowne School Worcester

“Nursing Lives is absolutely delightful. A big smile of a show...complete with singing pigs.” 
Chris Eldon Lee, Radio 4 Producer

"Vamos Theatre’s Much Ado About Wenlock is a treat - unique, visual theatre at its best!"
Jenna Blair via Twitter

"OMG! Vamos Theatre are bringing the magical Much Ado About Wenlock to Norfolk!"
Emily Norton via Twitter

"Magical throughout…a compelling, must-see show.”
Halstead Gazette

"An affecting, heartfelt production that is funny and touching in turn.The magic of Rachaels Savage's production is that it creates such a vivid world without voice and words."
The Guardian

“This has been the best day of my year! Fascinating and brilliant I thoroughly enjoyed it"
Mrs Price Stoke by Nayland Middle School

"Brill! 3rd time tonight and even better!"
Pat & Colin, Lincoln Drill Hall

"My pupils were transfixed!"
Audience member, Worcester Arts Workshop

"Visual concept, brilliant, informed access to deaf people without the need for interpressers."
Beryl Strickland

“Nursing Lives was the best show I have ever seen, ever!”
Judi and Alun

"Moving, surprising, unmissable"
Catherine Beale via Twitter

"Loved seeing Vamos Theatre for the first time this evening - a funny & moving piece; I'm amazed & inspired by the skill of the performers!"
Isabel Rennison via Twitter

"Vamos Theatre added a fantastic and captivating aspect to the event which was completely enjoyed by all!"
Stephen Belinfante Worcestershire County Council Artsmark Celebration, 2010 (walkabout)

"A must for any wedding guest list... engaging, and, very, very funny.  A unique entertainment."
Elizabeth Norman (walkabout)

“It is stuck in my heart. I will draw on it on a dull or sad day when I’ve forgotten what makes me smile…I really think it is the most inventive, entertaining and nourishing theatre I’ve ever seen.”
Mary-Ellen Coyte

I loved the workshop and show - we all did...I saw some kids really begin to express themselves confidently using their bodies and some of them have transferred this new confidence into their lessons in Drama."
Kevin Ross, Drama Teacher, Selwood Middle School

"After working with Vamos and seeing the show I feel confident taking the techniques into school – what a fun, useful day!"
Participant, Full Character Mask workshop

"I have been a teacher for 10 years and it was by far the most dynamic and worthwhile workshop I have ever seen delivered to students. I feel after your workshop they have the best possible start for their practical exam."
Kate Fonseca, Head of Drama, Uffculme School, Devon

“Really inspiring, motivational and fun. Utterly different to the majority of our training.”
Sunnyside Primary School

"The content was inspiring, the pace was fast and the delivery was outstanding. As a classroom practitioner I benefited from being taught by a professional."
King Charles High School

"A fantastic, stimulating day. One of the most productive drama days I’ve been on."
Barnwood High School

"An absolutely fantastic day. It has given me an opportunity to see different ways of being creative. An inspiration."
Regency High Special School

"Excellent, very relaxed but busy at the same time. Many familiar activities but looked at in much more detail or in a new and inspiring way. Very helpful and enjoyable."
Teacher, Devising Drama INSET Training

"A fantastic day which has allowed us to all to work actively and practically, exploring and introducing a vast array of activities and ways into devising."
Teacher, Devising Drama INSET Training

"That was the best TED day I've ever been on!"
Teacher on Mask Making Training

"I’m so pleased that I was able to attend, a fantastic day, thank you. Really clearly presented and now I have so many ideas to use. I can’t wait to apply some of the techniques."
Teacher, Devising Drama INSET Training

“Completely different to anything I’ve done before – Drama is fun! I learnt lots of different techniques to help teach PSHE.”
Participant, Using Theatre techniques to teach PSHE

"Brilliant! Every single time. Top notch quality and just the best people. So accessible"
Participant, Full Character Mask workshop

“Fun, fab activities, adaptable for a range of themes. I’m looking forward to trying these out with staff and pupils. Excellent presentation, I liked the way you valued our ideas too.”
Participant, Using Theatre techniques to teach PSHE

"I don’t think the girls realised the amount of skill and expertise they were watching until they began the workshop, when suddenly they understood how hard working in a mask genre can be. They really loved the workshop- and got so much out of it."
Expressive Arts Co-ordinator Malvern St James Girls College

"A wonderfully evocative, sensitive performance and fun-filled workshop. To see special needs children of all levels/disabilities responding was fantastic!”
Regency High Special School

"Definitely would recommend inspires teachers and pupils alike – making classes work as a team – all achieving something in the workshop and learning invaluable drama skills. An inspirational, uplifting day!"
Kingsley College

"Such good fun, and I loved…being given the opportunity and licence to play. The power of the full face masks was extraordinary. I loved the liberation it gave people."
Sian Kerry- Arts Alive

“I thought the workshop was going to be boring- all sat down, no interaction but it was all Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!”
Staff, Regency High Special School

"What a day!! AWESOME! Thank you! The children were so engaged throughout the performance and the workshops"
Barbara Britton, St Barnabas School