“ How can I have not read this play before?! My admiration of Doug's work has grown with every piece I've read but this one is just fabulous! Taking classical characters and whisking them up with his own brilliant imagination and this is what is produced! I read the piece tucked on the sofa with a cup of tea but it needs to be experienced live to give it the atmosphere it will undoubtedly provide. As a British playwright, I think Nell needs to make her hop across the pond! Truly brilliant work. ”

“ This utterly bonkers romp throws characters and plots from 19th Century BritLit into a meat grinder -- Sense and Sensibility, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, and Sweeney Todd, to name but a few -- and manages to turn out something not only coherent but balls-out hilarious! The endless pile-on of plot twists, coincidences, complications, and revelations are made all the more delightful by how entirely aware DeVita is of what he's doing -- and lest it get all too literary, he's not above indulging in some of the cheapest gags and wordplay I've ever been ashamed to guffaw at. A hoot. ”

“ I have been kicking myself for not reading this epic farce sooner than now. But boy, am I glad I did. Like viewing a guided tour through British literature by someone who drank way more DayQuil than he should have, this is an inspired romp with plenty of laughs along with some pretty bloody acts of violence. As always though, it's peppered by Doug DeVita's spot-on dialogue and wonderful characters. An ensemble piece for sure, if gives a talented bunch of actors multiple roles to chew on as surely as a meat pie. A winner! ”

“ How many characters from British Literature can you cram into one dizzyingly hilarious play? I don't know because I lost count. But it doesn't matter because this amazingly funny spoof keeps tearing along delivering laughs and surprises page after page. I'll never pick up Dickens, or Austen or John Gay without a chuckle or ten. So looking forward to seeing this play on stage! ”