Julius Caesar Variety Show

★★★★★ “A bold play... In keeping with its tragedy label, this play is brutal, tension filled and rife with ethical questions. Deeply complex and gripping... Joy Nesbitt’s writing skilfully depicts the casual racism, sexism and classism encountered in daily life, especially within the arts, where people can stand behind creation to excuse their actions... It will stick with you, causing you to question your complicity for not speaking up in similar scenarios. This is a messy, truthful, boundary pushing piece of new writing you won’t want to miss.” – Ed Fest Mag

★★★★ “A candid, funny and deeply discomforting success exploring artistic prejudice in theatre... Inclining slowly before hurtling between comedy and distress at breakneck speed, Joy Nesbitt’s play is both entertaining and politically attuned and makes for a wonderfully charming hidden Fringe gem.” – The Skinny

“When we watch a black actor (a nicely wary Loré Adewusi) being perceived by a white director only through demands of representativeness, as able only to play roles warped by violence, it opens up questions about an industry that produces only plays with majority white casts. Can we say this is fiction?” – The Irish Times

“Funny, confronting, sticky, complex, Shakespeare.” – Beyond the Curtain

“Nesbitt’s driven satire dr[aws] on a very clear strain of historical abuse in Irish theatre.” – Chris McCormack

“A smart, slick piece... A fascinating piece of theatre. Long discussions ensued in the Summerhall courtyard afterwards and still stick in the memory.” – Binge Fringe