ELIZABETH GORDON QUINN

REVIEWS

"You expect that a play set in the Glasgow rent strike of 1915 will be
a model of dour social realism but Chris Hannan's new play confounds
all expectations. The result is both startling and provocative."
Nicholas de Jongh, The Guardian (on Stephen Unwin's 1985 production)

"One of the most intriguing characters of the modern stage." Mark
Fisher, The List (on Hamish Glen's 1991 production)

"Chris Hannan's monstrous and magnificent heroine." Joyce McMillan,
The Guardian (on Hamish Glen's 1991 production)

"As Elizabeth, Cara Kelly is a fearless mix of tight-lipped bravura,
flawed heroism and the heartbreaking vulnerability of a daddy's girl."
Neil Cooper, The Herald (on John Tiffany's 2006 production)

"Elizabeth is in denial about parental responsibility, economic
reality and ideological imperatives - this renders her monstrous and
sympathetic by turns. If there are one or two points where Hannan's script
might require tightening and focus, there is also an immense richness to
it, and John Tiffany's production is tremendously alert to its emotional
and political cadences. He's helped by an exhilarating performance by
Cara Kelly at the centre." Steve Cramer, The List (on 2006
production)