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“Awful people can be awfully entertaining, and under Shane Anthony’s crisp direction Ulster American ticks along as briskly as a Noel Coward piece.”
Ulster American | 2021 | Time Out ★★★★★
“Ireland’s shock value is not cheap but highly calculated, and honed to razor sharpness by director Shane Anthony.”
Ulster American | 2021 | LImelight Magazine ★★★★½
“Shane Anthony wants us to remember with love and anger both – he keeps one in each steady directorial hand, entwining them with words and movement”
Our Blood Runs In The Street | 2020 | Time Out ★★★★
“Anatomy of a Suicide, under Shane Anthony’s direction at the Old Fitz Theatre, is haunting and immersive, yet subtle in its manoeuvring of the complexities of motherhood and female pain.”
Anatomy of a Suicide | 2019 | Time Out ★★★★
“The text is a formidable read in its layout, and so what Mr Anthony and his actors have done in staging this work is undoubtedly of a high order of theatrical nous.”
Anatomy of a Suicide | 2019 | Kevin Jackson’s Theatre Diary
“The clarity of Shane Anthony’s direction means there’s no confusion as to who is who or what is going on.”
Anatomy of a Suicide | 2019 | Sydney Morning Herald ★★★★
“In this Australian premiere production, director Shane Anthony has expertly realised Hunter’s world of a cramped, smelly Idaho apartment teeming with life — right down to the tiny goldfish whirring away in a small tank, juxtaposing the sheer mass of Charlie.”
The Whale | 2016 | Daily Review ★★★★★
“If “Songs for the Fallen” seems longer than an hour and 20 minutes, that may be because it’s so dense with wry musical observation. Shane Anthony’s direction is thrillingly invisible. I just sat there smiling the entire time.”
Songs for the Fallen | 2015 | The New York Times
“Director Shane Anthony has done a great job piecing everything together into a precious, zippy, and quirky shape. It reminds you of something you wish you would have seen sooner. Songs for the Fallen is pure joy to watch.”
Songs for the Fallen | 2015 | New York Artswire Weekly
“There’s something glorious about seeing a well-polished show in a setting like this. There is a clear marketable objective in Songs for the Fallen. And it is all thanks to director Shane Anthony and his dynamic artistic team.”
Songs for the Fallen | 2015 | New York, Theatre In The Now
“Director Shane Anthony has shown once again his impeccable skill in working with an actor in excavating multiple layers of a performance and a sense of truth from a text. Throughout the performance I could see how his eye for detail subtly tweaked the moments to slowly reveal this story and character like a triumphant poker player individually laying down each card in a royal flush.”
My Name Is Rachel Corrie | 2010 | Arts Hub
“This is the stuff that Greek tragedies were made of, although they always kept the violence off the stage. Here the furies are unleashed before our eyes and director Shane Anthony has choreographed the action so well that it is painful to witness.”
Motortown | 2008 | The Courier Mail
