'Luxury casting, fine performances and a resourceful, bold staging ... the six-strong cast was impeccable' Evening Standard

'Shore’s towering portrayal, which is a dramatic triumph from beginning to end' The Guardian

'The excellent cast ... was strong in every way' Financial Times

'Andrew Shore was a mesmerising Punch ... go and see him, even if you have to commit a Punch-like atrocity to get a ticket' The Times

'Lucy Schaufer’s outstanding Mrs Punch' The Times

'(Conductor) Gardner brought out a hitherto unsuspected anguish and melancholy in the piece' The Times

'(Director) Kramer has drawn an enthralling Punch from Andrew Shore' The Daily Telegraph

'The score is ageless and extraordinary, and to hear it performed by singers of the quality of Shore – as well as Lucy Schaufer, Graham Clark and Graeme Broadbent - is a delight' The Guardian

'Soloists from the ENO Orchestra, conducted by Edward Gardner, elicited some coruscating sounds' Financial Times