"Brilliant... director John Sylvain and cast fashion a fairy tale of their own seamless design!" -BackStage West (1997, The Fatty Arbuckle Spookhouse Revue)

"...a major force on the L.A. theater scene!" -DramaLogue (1997, Tuesday)

"These Sacred Fools are cool, and anything can happen!" - BackStage West (1998, The Fictionist)

"Majorly inspired!" -BackStage West/DramaLogue CRITIC'S PICK (1998, Timon of Athens)

"A wonderful blend of wordsmithing and wackiness... BE THERE!" -L.A. Times CRITIC'S PICK (1999, Want's Unwished Work)

"...surprising wit and potency!" -L.A. Times CRITIC'S PICK (1999, The Adding Machine)

"...the most entertaining evening of Shakespeare in recent memory!" -L.A. Weekly PICK OF THE WEEK (2000, 2 G's)

"...the play's ideas, as tackled by a relentlessly enthusiastic cast, entertain to the fullest!" -L.A. Weekly PICK OF THE WEEK (2000, Dubya 2000)

"Wonderful performances, lyrical writing... alluring and captivating!" -Backstage West CRITIC'S PICK (2001, GRIMM!)

"Smart and vivacious... Artfully melds the mood of a Christopher Durang play with the nonlinear logic of a Monty Python skit... Boasting crisp-to-perfection performances!" -L.A. Weekly RECOMMENDED (2001, Feet)

"Exuberant... !  The Sacred Fools have their way with Shakespeare, and the Bard is none the worse for it!" -BackStage West CRITIC'S PICK (2001, The Comedy of Errors)

"Delightful! ...gleefully revels in the holiday season's dark underbelly!" -L.A. Weekly RECOMMENDED (2001, A Very Crime Scene Christmas)

"Provocative and compelling... the kind of a play that gets into your head and stays there.  It is not to be missed!" -The American Reporter (2002, Drama Dept's Uncle Tom's Cabin)

"Ambitious and impressively realized... a large and gifted cast... [a] vivid, richly disorienting endeavor." -L.A. Times (2002, Crazyface)

"Hypnotically beautiful!" -L.A. Weekly PICK OF THE WEEK (2002, Cirque Picnique)

"Brims with laughs and shivers!" -L.A. Times (2002, Dracula: A Musical Nightmare)

"Sad, and thoughtful, Parker would only be pleased." -BackStage West (2003, Dorothy Parker's Big Blonde)

"Ingenious... breathtakingly inventive... groundbreaking!" -L.A. Times (2003, The Mechanical Rabbit)

"A standout ensemble... An unforgettable event!" -L.A. Weekly RECOMMENDED (2003, Valparaiso)

"Astonishing! ...a masterpiece!" -L.A. Weekly PICK OF THE WEEK (2003, Strange Beliefs)

"Smart, original and bizarrely funny!" -L.A. Splash (2004, Midnight Brainwash Revival)

"A gem... impressive and moving!" -Lively-Arts.com (2004, Underneath the Lintel)

"...a real satire, as sobering and frightening as it is savagely funny." -L.A. Times CRITIC'S CHOICE (2004, Dubya 2004)

"Sharp and witty entertainment... fresh, funny and an innovative way to enjoy the theater!" -L.A. Splash (2004, 360x2)

"Moody... captivating... eerie!" -BackStage West (2004, Quiet, Please)

"Leaves the onlooker begging for more... a must see!" -Center Stage, KXLU 88.9 FM (2005, Love Tapes)

"Breath-catchingly tender." -BackStage West (2005, Finer Noble Gases)

"A knockout production... the best kind of theatrical brain candy!" –L.A. Times CRITIC'S CHOICE (2005, Ivona, Princess of Burgundia)

"Sacred Fools Theatre deserves commendation for their constant effort to bring to their stage truly daring performers!" –SoCal.com (2005, Billy the Mime)

"...deliciously macabre... given a sumptuous staging by helmer Pat Towne and Sacred Fools' nine-thesp ensemble." –Variety (2005, Gorey Stories)

"...an ingenious idea... as funny as it is fascinating!" –BackStage West (2006, I Wrote This!)

"...will keep you laughing on the ride home!" –BackStage West (2006, Ten West)

"...brash, fearless and playfully unconventional... inventively stylish fun!" –L.A. Times (2006, Claire Z.)

"...hits all the right notes... perfectly pitched... riotous wit!" –L.A. Times CRITIC'S CHOICE (2006, La Bęte)

 



Here's just a small sampling of what the
critics have had to say over the years!


Check out the pages of our past productions
for many, many, many more reviews!