Endorsements and Press
“Maddie Wakelings wit and charm shines bright”
Bristol 24/7 - Review of Roadside 2025
“The show (Roadside) was an innovative and inspiring piece deftly weaving together authentic storytelling, high quality sound design that perfectly encapsulated free party culture and so much more. We are really proud to have supported such wonderful work”
Esther Afikiruweh - Combined Arts Producer - Trinity Centre
‘I’ve never found a play that has my life in it before! It's so amazing to see!
Audience Feedback - Roadside at Camden Peoples Theatre 2024
“Life affirming to see our world on stage like this”
Audience Feedback - Roadside 2025
“A real warm and generous insight into a community”
Audience Feedback - Roadside 2025
“Transported to the roadside, so rare and beautiful to see subculutre represented on stage like this.”
Audience Feedback - Starting Blocks 2023 at Camden Peoples Theatre
“Strong performances compliment intelligent writing to create a good show which has the potential to become exceptional”
Ed Fringe Review - Life Between Yes and No - Maddie Wakeling as Writer + Performer
“Big thank you to Maddie for always being so steadfast positive and encouraging about everything. Every year I am in awe of how you manage to keep calm and smile and remind myself I need to be more like that too.”
A Teacher whose class participate in the Minding the Gap programme at The Kiln
“(maddie has) a capacity to conjure with spoken language and be wholly in the act of expression”
Ayse Tashkiran - BanShee
“A brilliantly unconventional piece of modern performance art that simply, but effectively, taps into our sense of memory, reality, self and loneliness.”
The Reviews Hub - Rubbernecks by Deadweight Theatre - Maddie Wakeling as Deviser + performer
“Such a lovely workshop. I often feel anxious being creative in these spaces but the hosts were so lovely and the way they structured the workshop made me feel so comfortable to be creative.”
Traveling Tales Workshop Participant