Testimonials and Reviews
What People Say About Our Work
Reviews from the press, feedback from the audiences who watched the work, and from the professionals and educators who booked it.
From the People Who Book Us
Professionals and Educators
Health and Social Care
“Absolutely beautiful balance of humour and pain, giving a real insight into the issues that dementia brings into the lives of people living with dementia and those close to them. Everyone should see this, especially professionals and clinicians.”
Sarah Ward
NHS England
Over the Garden Fence
“A totally absorbing and emotional roller coaster ride on the topic of dementia. I was ‘blown away’ by the Haylo girls in their representation of Dolly and her advancing dementia.”
Karen Harrison Dening
Director of Admiral Nursing, Dementia UK
Over the Garden Fence
“Your play brought the whole dementia world to life and touched hearts, which is needed to drive change.”
Marie Cooper
Practice Development Lead, Hospice UK
Over the Garden Fence
“The work you are doing is just inspirational and the way you put it across was so insightful.”
Lynne Partington
Project Coordinator and Specialist Advisor, The End of Life Partnership
“Over the Garden Fence is such a wonderful play, performed by actors who have social awareness.”
Paula Friggieri
Service Manager, Adult Social Care, Stockport Council
Over the Garden Fence
“It was a pleasure to have you as part of our dementia awareness week in Bury.”
Rachel Yates
Dementia Development Coordinator
Over the Garden Fence
“Over the Garden Fence was an emotional rollercoaster and you certainly bring home the message.”
Sharon Harkin
East of England Co-op
Over the Garden Fence
“Haylo’s performance was outstanding and the most powerful, thought-provoking presentation.”
Worcestershire Palliative Care Conference
Another Rainy Thursday
Universities and Education
“The performance was very powerful and a wonderful insight into the experience of living with dementia from different perspectives. It highlighted the need for person-centred care. We were very impressed with your professionalism.”
Janice Jones
Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Northampton
Over the Garden Fence
“It was an amazingly powerful performance, thank you. You really raised the bar.”
Dr Brian Nyatanga
Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead, Centre for Palliative Care, University of Worcester
Sisters, Seagulls and Send Offs
“A beautiful and thought-provoking performance. Tender and humorous. Thank you for helping us open up conversations.”
Kathy Rogers
Senior Lecturer, UWE Bristol
“Very powerful and moving. Important for health and social care students.”
Wendy Bateman
Social Science Lecturer, University of Bolton
Over the Garden Fence
“Truly amazing performance yet again, never get tired of seeing it.”
Jacqueline Crowther
Palliative and Supportive Care Studies Group, University of Liverpool
Over the Garden Fence
“Haylo Theatre presented the fruits of our working group on Students as Consumers vs Students as Learners, and both their interpretation and presentation were spot on. Haylo Theatre went above and beyond, making our research not only accessible, but also full of humour and heart.”
Dr Sean Dunkin
Associate Professor and Director of Student Futures
Bespoke commission
From the Audience
People Who Watched the Work
“Amazing performance last night. The most emotive piece of theatre I have seen.”
Audience member
Over the Garden Fence
“This play has the power to change attitudes and behaviours more than any literature or news article.”
Audience member, Norwich
Over the Garden Fence
“I saw the play 4 days ago in Norwich and cannot get it out of my mind.”
Audience member
Over the Garden Fence
“It provoked thoughts and confidence to talk about death and planning for it. So moving, funny and real. It makes the conversation easy to approach and think about.”
Audience member, Making Space conference
Sisters, Seagulls and Send Offs
“Through honest tears and a smile I was brought to converse with my own experiences.”
Audience member
Sisters, Seagulls and Send Offs
“Absolutely wonderful performance, moving, funny and sad in equal measures.”
Audience member, Making Space conference
Sisters, Seagulls and Send Offs
Press
From the Media
Reviewers have followed the work from Liverpool and Chester to the Edinburgh and Buxton fringes.
“Stunningly written, flawlessly performed and without a shadow of a doubt the highlight of my Edinburgh Fringe experience.”
The Mad Grad
Over the Garden Fence, Edinburgh Fringe, 2017
“In parts heartbreaking, in others joyfully engaging, Haylo Theatre showed the synaptic misfires, the breaking down of the soul in Over the Garden Fence with great endeavour and truth.”
Ian D. Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision
Over the Garden Fence, Unity Theatre, Liverpool, 2015
“With snappy dialogue and a wicked sense of humour, this piece never veers into the territory of sentimental melodrama. Rather than lamenting the effects of dementia, it celebrates a life.”
Ben Huxley
Over the Garden Fence, 2017
“A play about ideas; ideas that linger in the mind for hours after the performers leave the stage.”
Ben Huxley
Sisters, Seagulls and Send Offs, Storyhouse, Chester, 2017
“This is the first production by the Haylo Theatre Company but I very much imagine it won’t be their last.”
Dan Osborne
Over the Garden Fence, Buxton Fringe Festival
“Memory is a funny thing, it’s also sad, terrifying, exciting and wonderful.”
Jamie Gaskin
Over the Garden Fence, Unity Theatre, Liverpool
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