Bones

The script has flashes of brilliance, juxtaposing the vulnerable boy in need of a father figure to the furious adolescent

Left Lion

Upstairs at the Playhouse, the recently named John Neville Room was packed for this one; and rightly so. But it makes a harrowing forty-five minutes.

The Nottingham Evening Post

Bones will have the senses reeling, emotions struck numb. Its portrait of a teenage boy contemplating how best to kill a baby is as uncompromising a piece of theatre as this reviewer has seen.

The Stage

storytelling to perfection… shockingly realistic Left me agape in wide-eyed awe

Three Weeks

‘Believable, powerful and quite genuinely heartbreaking’ ‘A superlative performance from Joe Doherty’ ‘Explosive debut production from playwright Jane Upton’

Fest Mag

This is a stunning piece of theatre that will have you glued to your seat A really memorable and special experience

Scots Gay

an intense and very rewarding piece

The List

‘Compelling, thought provoking, emotive, challenging…’ ‘an emerging actor with unquestionable talent’

The Public Reviews

poignant, sincere and unrelenting throughout

Informed Edinburgh

Bones is at times funny, brutal and scarily honest

The British Theatre Guide

Bones is utterly convincing in its portrayal of lives blighted by poverty and violence, by damage handed down like some kind of hellish inheritance, and in facing the ugliness head on, it challenges not only its audience but society as a whole.

Exeunt Magazine