“What I love about In a Nutshell is that Duke avoids sentimentality – at one point questioning why we even bothered going to the theatre as it was such a hassle – yet stirs up in us deeply felt emotions about what we are missing right now.” ****

“He conveys with surreptitious brilliance how theatre’s suspension of disbelief is both profoundly potent and as fragile as glass.” *****

“leaves you aching to get back to one more collective leap of faith’

“It is painful; but painfully funny too.”

It's not often you're doubled over with laughter and wiping away tears of sadness during the same show. Given the components that come together in Juliet & Romeo, however, it's no surprise. *****

‘Duke’s handling of this material is beautifully assured. His writing is fast, inventive and smart; the interleaving of movement, text and music (mostly a selection of pop classics) is expertly paced.’

Comic awkwardness tipping into vulnerable emotion is a hallmark of Ben Duke’s work. ****