RIKA’S ROOMS - PLAYGROUND THEATRE MARCH 2024 

 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A Youngish Perspective 

“Vivid, poignant and steeped in emotion, Wilkinson Wright’s powerful performance is sure to leave a lasting impression.. (her) interpretation of Rika and other characters is nothing short of mesmerising. Rika’s Rooms is a must see for anyone seeking a moving and intellectually stimulating theatre experience”

 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Theatre and Tonic 

“An incredible performance. Wilkinson Wright is mesmerising to watch. Rika’s Rooms, based on Louw’s own mother’s life and brought to life by Wilkinson Wright, is a one-woman show which should not be missed.”

 

★ ★ ★ ★ Broadway Baby

“The story is emotionally charged and difficult to tell, but Wilkinson Wright rises to the challenge of portraying Rika’s current state of dementia and contrasting her pitiful condition with scenes from events in her life delivered from those periods, as she was.”

 

★ ★ ★ ★ North West End

“Wilkinson Wright is a revelation as Rika. She acts with a potent naturalism, ruthlessly efficient in both vocal and physical transformation to the point of mesmerisation. The intimate connection she fosters with the audience through sheer force of earnest vulnerability is powerfully winsome. This harrowing one-woman show is suffused with love and light.”

 

★ ★ ★ ★ Adventures In Theatreland

“The depth into which Wilkinson Wright is able to explore personalities other than our namesake is utterly bewitching…outstanding.. this was wholly special to witness “

 

★ ★ ★ ★ Fringe Biscuit 

“Solo powerhouse Emma Wilkinson Wright masterfully navigates Gail Louw’s globetrotting saga from Nazi Germany to Apartheid South Africa, Palestine to England… A fascinating look at a wild life and times”. 

 

EXCITING WORK Fringe Review  “Wilkinson Wright manages the narrative as an Odyssey punctuated by screams. You know you’re in the presence of something remarkable.”

 

 

 

THE MITFORDS - EDFRINGE 2023 AND THE PLAYGROUND THEATRE NOVEMBER 2023 (OffFest Award Nomination)

 

“A superb one-woman show" The Spectator, Mitfords

 

“Wilkinson Wright is a tremendous actress” BroadWay World

 

 

 

 

THE CHANGELING - SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE OCTOBER 2023

 

"Wilkinson Wright channels a visceral corporate boss out of Succession: smiling, steely, implacable, juggling welcome & watchfulness. Her Vermandera puts seeming to the fore; crumpling at the end as into dust. " Fringe Review

 

 

 

THE ONLY WHITE - CHELSEA THEATRE APRIL 2023

 

"An incredible actress" Peter Hain speaking on BBC Radio 4 Today Programme about Wilkinson Wright's performance as his mother, Adelaine Hain in The Only White”

 

"There’s some talented acting in this show especially by Emma Wilkinson Wright as Ad Hain, Peter’s mother. She is totally believable in her anxious decency” Sardines Magazine.