Some Reviews


 

ALISON WONDERLAND

Only occasionally does a piece of fiction leap out and demand immediate cult status. Alison Wonderland is one… Smith is at the very least a minor phenomenon. Watch this book blossom in every office handbag. THE TIMES.

Made me sigh and throw it to the floor in a fit of envious pique. Julie Burchill, GUARDIAN

BEING LIGHT

Smith has a keen eye for material details, but her prose is lucid and uncluttered by heavy description. Imagine a satire on Cool Britannia made by the Coen Brothers. Michael Caines, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

This is a novel in which the ordinary and the unusual are constantly juxtaposed in various idiosyncratic characters… Its airy quirkiness is a delight. THE TIMES

A screwball comedy that really works. THE INDEPENDENT

Smith’s world is as wacky as Nicola Barker’s, but much funnier, less disquieting. Perhaps the Evelyn Waugh of Decline and Fall comes closer… She is a great snapper-up of unconsidered trifles…Wicked! TIME OUT

Smith’s second novel has a comic style with a clear, simple, buoyant prose. IRISH INDEPENDENT.

An exuberant, acutely observed second novel. Shena Mackay, THE INDEPENDENT


THE PSYCHIC DETECTIVE

...one of the most stylish shows you're likely to see on this year's Fringe.
**** The Scotsman

...a film noir, perfect in almost every detail.
*** The Times

...an exemplary portrayal of a genre will leave you mystified and eagerly awaiting Bett's next adventure.
*** The List

The audience are … transported instantly into the peculiar and unnerving world of film noir... the concept works remarkably well... The play glides along in a delightful dream-like fashion.

**** The Skinny/Festmag

Brilliant.
***** fringereview.co.uk