“Roly Botha’s impactful sound design exaggerates certain noises to bone-rattling levels – a snarling vacuum cleaner, an air conditioner roaring with hurricane intensity – instilling these familiar domestic sounds with an unnerving menace.”
★★★★
The Stage, on Hir
” … an intricate sound design by Roly Botha, which weaves “Little Boxes” through bursts of helicopter whirring and A/C unit buzzing.”
★★★★
The Arts Desk, on Hir
” … a wonderfully foreboding soundscape from Roly Botha.”
★★★★
WhatsOnStage, on Hir
“…the care that’s gone into the production is palpable, from those immaculate robots to the bombastic beats of the rap tracks…”
★★★★
Time Out, on Tambo & Bones
“Roly Botha’s sound design on the whole is excellent.”
★★★★
The Guardian, on Orlando
“This propulsive quality is helped by… a scene-setting musical score by Roly Botha.”
The Stage, on Orlando
“suitably epic… helped by a clever sound design by Roly Botha”
★★★★
The Reviews Hub, on Orlando
“Clever and compassionate”
★★★★
Time Out, on Half-Empty Glasses
“[Samuel Tracy as Toye] conjures classical sounds that seem to animate Rory Beaton’s lighting and fill the space with wonder.“
★★★★
What’s On Stage, on Half-Empty Glasses
“When Toye plays piano… the space explodes with colour, showing the different hues that art, knowledge and empowerment can bring to human experience.”
★★★★
The Guardian, on Half-Empty Glasses
“the boys… give meaning to the forceful rythms of Botha’s soundtrack”
★★★★★
The Reviews Hub, on BOYS
“…an incredibly absorbing score created by Roly Botha. The music has been perfectly crafted…“
★★★★★
Theatre Weekly, on BOYS
“…evocative sound design… the forest thrums with natural rhythm… the music is stirring”
★★★★
The Stage, on WILD
“Impressive… Roly Botha’s bold sound design matches the tone of the play well.“
★★★★
The Stage, on Milk & Gall
“[Lisa Spirling’s] production is playful and pacy, rattling through the short scenes with the help of Roly Botha’s sound design.”
★★★★
Evening Standard, on Milk & Gall
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