" Connected was a total vindication of TIE’s social relevance and educational power.”
Michael Billington, The Guardian

"The Gift conveys, complex information and focuses the arguments with remarkable clarity, but also possesses the dramatic clout to make you care about the characters and so make the issue live, something of a model of the genre"
Mick Martin Times Educational Supplement

“Finally perhaps the year’s most significant event, though sadly the least reported, was the first ever TIE play to be given a national run: Y Touring Theatre’s adaptation of Patricia Loughrey’s “The Inner Circle.”
Michael Arditti reviews the National Theatre’s year for Plays and Players.

“Theatre of science at its best…if only the media would learn something from these excellent productions.”
Lewis Wolpert The Independent.

“Y Touring has shown that theatre can be a powerful tool for the communication of science to a wide audience.”
Prof Colin Blakemore. Professor of Physiology, University of Oxford, Director of the Oxford Centre for cognitive neuroscience.

“The final scene of Memory Box moved me to tears, as I suspect it did quite a few members of the young audience. Let us not forget the vital part which drama can play in the national Curriculum.”
Susan Elkin, The Times.

“The Inner Circle, directed by Nigel Townsend…is a valuable, dramatic and educational project.”
Nicholas de Jongh The Guardian

“When Willy was asked how he felt about being gay, he said “he was glad to be alive. He was proud of being gay, proud of being black and proud of being a man.” All my students clapped spontaneously.”
Jackie Peaty, Head of PSE Lampton School

“Fantastic, really enjoyed it and it raised some really clear important points in a clear, non judgemental way.”
Sarah Belfield, Camden School for Girls

“I though the play was fantastic, very true to life and very entertaining. The actors were brilliant.”
Host, Double the Trouble

“We wanted to let you know straight away how impressed we were with My Friend Willy. The quality of writing and acting was first class.”
Senior Health Promotion Officers for Bexley and Greenwich Health Authority.

“The actors were really outstanding and are to be congratulated for their obvious hard work. They're a very talented bunch too. Special mention of Mark, who was a very impressive workshop facilitator. He conveyed an air of professionalism authority and humour to a quite intimidating audience.”
Peter Finegold, The Wellcome Trust