“this is a show that grabs you by the scruff of the neck and shakes you, first with laughter, then with dread, then finally with a sense of awe at both the darkness and the light within us all.”

“So much about depression is ugly or simply blank, but Horton is able to find a strange sort of magnificence in the darkness. ”

“compelling and an all too rare example of a British theatre artist finding absolutely the right form”

“Creatively staged and gorgeously written, the beating heart of All of Me is without a doubt Horton, who displays an almost unparalleled sensitivity to this difficult subject matter. Charismatic, eccentric and raw, Horton lays bare her struggle through mental illness, crafting an honest and deeply personal artist's impression of her own psyche. Equal parts beautiful and challenging, All of Me resists easy answers and is all the more compelling for it.”

“the story takes flight through Horton’s exquisite singing voice in almost operatic terms.”

“Comes perilously close to genius and announces Horton as a major, major talent.”

“Caroline Horton's play about anorexia, confronts this "uncomfortable" illness to breathtaking effect...It's an exuberant, engaging and above all, honest portrayal of anorexia and recovery.”

“Audacious, brutal, scatological and not for the squeamish, the excellent ensemble of bouffons and camp queens leave stains wherever they land, and they're hard to remove. They lampoon apathy and complacent anti-voters in fine lusty voice… The kind of agit-prop it didn't seem possible to make anymore.”

“A compelling monodrama”

“…gathers in both charm and emotional engagement until even a hardened hack may be on the brink of tears. Horton may not be hearing a “Who?” for very long”

“grimly beautiful and horror movie-scary... a blinding interlude of catharsis, yelled out from a void, the path back up to future joy highlighted in uneven glitter.”

“Horton’s phenomenal show about depression is a tumultuous assault on the senses”

“vast and mythic”

“truly touching... Horton offers deep vulnerability as she addresses the raw and dark reality of depression and suicidality”

“A sublime exploration of the discourse between death, depression and the drive to keep going ”

“One of the oddest, funniest, saddest pieces of theatre I’ve seen”

“The most talked about show this year”

“Ithaca has become a hedonistic haven of nightclubs and beach parties, but for all its irreverence, Horton's compelling monodrama makes a significant point. Married at 15 and confined to quarters ever since, what Penelope most has sacrificed is her youth.”

“For sheer entrancing oddity, however, it is hard to beat Caroline Horton’s solo performance …Horton’s homecoming tale draws genuine tears of emotion: what’s most remarkable is that, for all her surreal flights of fancy, the quality of Mercia is never strained.”

“Walking back to my rented flat after witnessing Caroline Horton’s one-woman tour de force, a funny thing happened – I started sobbing with what I can only describe as pure joy.”