"Maxwell has made his breakthrough, producing a 90-minute text of such sustained brilliance in its efforts to confront some of the deepest problems facing our society, that it sometimes threatens to take our breath away."Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman
"Maxwell's easy comedy hits dark psychological waters, like something by Edgar Allan Poe”Mark Fisher, The Guardian
Promises Promises is a one-person show but there’s no shortage of characters conjured up in Douglas Maxwell’s exemplary piece of storytelling.”Jane Edwards, Time Out London
Maxwell’s writing is both down-to-earth and lyrical, heightened to intensify the atmosphere of the story”Aleks Sierz , Tribune
"Maxwell's writing, which involves much humour at the beginning, is confidently fluent and the ending has a most unexpected twist."Barbara Bryan, EdinburghGuide.com
"Maxwell has made his breakthrough, producing a 90-minute text of such sustained brilliance in its efforts to confront some of the deepest problems facing our society, that it sometimes threatens to take our breath away."—Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman
"Maxwell's easy comedy hits dark psychological waters, like something by Edgar Allan Poe”—Mark Fisher, The Guardian
“Promises Promises is a one-person show but there’s no shortage of characters conjured up in Douglas Maxwell’s exemplary piece of storytelling.”—Jane Edwards, Time Out London
“Maxwell’s writing is both down-to-earth and lyrical, heightened to intensify the atmosphere of the story”—Aleks Sierz , Tribune
"Maxwell's writing, which involves much humour at the beginning, is confidently fluent and the ending has a most unexpected twist."—Barbara Bryan, EdinburghGuide.com