‘Plays by Renny Krupinski raise certain expectations…With a dense and demanding script, imaginative direction and an excellent cast D’Eon is a play that demands to be seen and is a pleasure to watch.’ *****
D’Eon, Hope Mill Theatre, 2018
‘Violence this realistic is rarely seen onstage.’ ****
Bare, Edinburgh Festival 2010
‘I found this piece enthralling’ ****
The Alphabet Girl, Oldham Coliseum 2015
‘The Matrix-style slowing down of one fight was very impressive.’ ****
Lady Macbeth Rewrites The Rulebook, Edinburgh Festival 2001
‘…As in “bare-knuckle boxing”, but there’s more at play here than fists. Acclaimed fight director Renny Krupinski’s tale of a working-class Englishman’s descent into the underworld of illegal boxing is as riveting as its many loud skirmishes. Brimming with tragic pathos and dark humour (especially in the figure of wisecracking, Sinatra-loving mobster Arden, played with flamboyant malice by Krupinski himself), Bare proves that gritty crime thrillers belong onstage as much as on screen.’
Bare – Erotic Review, Edinburgh
‘…there is a lot of physicality in the production, at times leading to levels of violence that Quentin Tarantino would be proud of (albeit handled in a way makes this play suitable for all ages). ‘
John Waterhouse
‘A Dangerous Woman: An electric hour of cathartic criminal exuberance; Krupinski, winner of the Fringe First award in 2010 for Bare, has crafted another winning character. Outstanding ****’
Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller, Edinburgh Festival 2018
‘A powerful central performance, inventive staging, and the tightest of ensembles make Renny Krupinski’s raucous, strident production about a real-life transgender war hero sing’
D’Eon, Hope Mill Theatre, Amy Brushfield of Flaneur ***** 5 Stars
‘…the pace never flags. Crucially, though, it’s emotion that really holds a complex and puzzling story together, largely thanks to the astonishing Kaitlin Howard, who totally owns a quicksilver role that may yet become a new definition for ‘challenging’. The ensemble are excellent throughout, and I haven’t even mentioned the sword-fighting, snakes, sex and nudity…! Catch it if you possibly can – it certainly deserves to live on in some form.’
D’Eon, Hope Mill Theatre, Kevin Bourke, Manchester Theatre Awards, *****
‘With a dense and demanding script, imaginative direction and an excellent cast D’Eon is a play that demands to be seen and is a pleasure to watch.’
***** David Cunningham, Manchester Theatre Awards
All too believable
‘…He also choreographed the all-too-believable bare-knuckle confrontations that were the centrepiece of this underworld story about illegal fight clubs. Despite the audience sitting at close quarters on three sides of the stage, he made it look as though the actors were doing it for real.‘
Bare, The Scotsman, Edinburgh 2010
‘An electric hour of cathartic criminal exuberance.’
Editorial Rating: **** Outstanding. A Dangerous Woman, Edinburgh 2018
‘I was scared. Indeed, I was scared stiff…’
Bare, Jim Burns, Martial Arts Illustrated
‘Beautifully written…kept me with you the whole time’
The Alphabet Girl, Stephanie McKervill, Ribcaged
Manchester Theatre Awards
‘A powerful play with a superb central performance.’
D’Eon, David Cunningham on The Alphabet Girl
‘A powerful central performance, inventive staging, and the tightest of ensembles make Renny Krupinski’s raucous, strident production about a real-life transgender war hero sing’
D’Eon, Amy Brushfield of Flaneur ***** 5 Stars, Hope Mill Theatre
‘…the pace never flags. Crucially, though, it’s emotion that really holds a complex and puzzling story together, largely thanks to the astonishingleading actress, who totally owns a quicksilver role that may yet become a new definition for ‘challenging’. The ensemble are excellent throughout, and I haven’t even mentioned the sword-fighting, snakes, sex and nudity…! Catch it if you possibly can – it certainly deserves to live on in some form.’
Kevin Bourke, Manchester Theatre Awards, ***** D’Eon, Hope Mill Theatre Manchester
