Artistic Quotes

“’The Gamester’ was a very rewarding project for us to work on. To be able to come across a play that has its roots in a form that has a classical background but also has a very contemporary resonance is quite rare. It is a play full of wonderfully outrageous characters and plot entanglements. Our audiences certainly enjoyed the story and the cleverness of the rhyming schemes. This is also a show that allows the design and technical departments to be able to bring some dazzling magic in scenery and costumes to the event which also is quite pleasing to audiences. We had a good time with this show.”

"Freyda Thomas is a dream to work with --flexible, quick, and with a genuinely savvy sense of what works on stage. Her characters, situations, and especially her crystalline dialogue are a joy to experience. It was an enormous privilege to premiere The Mistress of the Inn."

"Freyda Thomas' adaptations are filled with zest and linguistic delight. She writes beautifully for actors, and can make the most obscure classical jokes accessible and alive for a modern audience."

"Freyda Thomas is a wonderfully skilled writer who is devilish, sly, and full of passion. In my experience

working with her I was constantly delighted by her ability to meld high and low comedy with such dexterity. But no matter what genre, she possesses the requisite skills to concoct the best possible theatrical stews. Having long ago thrown away the recipes, she cooks up her tales from her considerable imagination and life experience like a master chef.  Enough with the culinary metaphor.  Freyda's a joy and a great collaborator."

"Freyda Thomas has a talent for adapting classics for a 20th century audience. Our production of her

adaptation of "The Learned Ladies" was a delight. It was very funny, and exhibited her keen ear for contemporizing period language."

"It was a pleasure for Northlight to produce THE

GAMESTER, an inspirational new adaptation of a foreign classic. Freyda's insight into French culture

and skill with the language combined with her gift for verse and structure resulted in a very successful and lively new work. It was a pleasure to work with

Freyda. Her dedication and absolute support of the

actors and the process was unprecedented and greatly appreciated."