★★★★
"Northern Broadsides deserves enormous credit for adding so much colour and an arresting musicality to such a potentially unpalatable concoction."
"Visually arresting"
The Stage

"An entertaining evening"
The Times

★★★★
"Deborah McAndrew’s adaptation of Dickens’ 1854 novel Hard Times is a remarkable production"
Plays to see

★★★★
"The company absolutely at the top of its game"
"Superb adaptation."
"The whole cast functions as an exuberant ensemble" 
Reviews Hub

★ ★ ★ ★
"A strong cast deliver his original songs with great gusto"
North West End

"A highly accessible to a modern audience in a riot of cartoon characters, music and song."
"Dickens perfectly formed characters with their delightfully onomatopoeic names are all given life, purpose and their rightful place in McAndrews adaptation."
"Directed and with music composed by Conrad Nelson, Deborah McAndrew’s Hard Times is fun, entertaining and a great way to access Dickens."
Yorkshire Times

"Northern Broadsides have grabbed this play, and delivered something quite special." 
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Hard Times is at the Playhouse, Tue 27 Mar to Sat 31 Mar.