AWARDS

Winner of:

Best International Show at 5th Anuual United Solo Fest

The Scotsmans Best of the Fringe 2010

Argus Angel Award 2011

Nominated for

Canadian Dora Mavor Moore Award – Outstanding Performance by a Female

Manchester Theatre Award Best Studio Performance 2011

The Latest 7 Best Female Performer Award 2011

REVIEWS

This play was excellent…

The Observer
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Last Fringe, Theatre Ad Infinitum wowed us with its epic one-man show, Odyssey… well they’ve done it again, this time with female actor Amy Nostbakken

★★★★
The Scotsman

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This performance left me transfixed, overwhelmed and weeping. Utterly stunning

★★★★★
What’s On Stage
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This is no ordinary one woman play, but a mini opera, an aria, a narrative poem performed “a cappella"

★★★★
Edinburgh Festival Guide 
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Ad infinitum have become a critically acclaimed theatre company and The Big Smoke is an example of why. Completely breathtaking, beautiful and accomplished.

★★★★
Fringe Review

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Incredibly intense, dark, disturbing, but also beautiful…a remarkable piece of theatre

★★★★
Three Weeks

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I search for the words to describe it as it takes such an extraordinary form…

Total Theatre Magazine

Canadian Reviews:

An extraordinary vehicle for portraying a mind on the edge, … Technically, the performance is a marvel; emotionally, it’s a disturbance. It closes tomorrow, and is well worth grabbing.

National Post

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Nostbakken’s performance is absolutely extraordinary… What makes the show so extraordinary is the darkness of its content and the exuberance and precision of its form. It is the story of the loss of voice in a medium that celebrates voice. For the adventurous theatre-goer, this is a must-see.

★★★★
Stage Door

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A must-see for those who like their theatre new and different. An inspired musical tour-de-force. An astonishing performance.

Paula Citron Theatre Reviews
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The show is a feat for performer Amy Nostbakken, and for director Nir Paldi. I was so wrapped up in the story … I found Nostbakken’s performance engaging the entire time.

Mooney on Theatre
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