Press

"Amy Yardley’s set is terrific: evocative, flexible, witty, permitting everything from the Albany and a suttee to an elephant ride and train-roof chase" Libby Purves

(Around the World in 80 Days - Bury St Edmunds Theatre Royal)

'...an attractive production...Amy Yardley’s design, with its sky-blue shutters and floral window boxes, conjures up an Italianate sunniness; to convey bustle or tumult, the stage is strewn with flowers or pelted with lemons.'

Sam Marlowe, The Times (Romeo and Juliet)

'..a remarkable set...' -Chris Omaweng LondonTheatre1 (Silver Gym)

'...Amy Yardley's clever design, first of a kitchen, angled walls centred on the stage then of huge rocks on the beach again helping to centre the action without Prenger ever appearing lost. Thoughtful and skilful design.' - Roger Clarke (Shirley Valentine)

'The costumes were fantastic, and by themselves had the power to bring fits of laughter to the audience.' -Andy Wilkin Hornchurch Life (Silver Gym)

'An amazingly inventive set' - Remote Goat (Return to the Forbidden Planet)

'the production is brimming with wit and silliness....echoed in the purple set designed by Amy Yardley' Amelia Brown - A spy in the stalls (Return to the Forbidden Planet)

'Amy Yardley’s set captures the peeling paint and drab décor very evocatively.'

-Michael Gray The Reveiws Hub (Silver Gym)

'I loved designer Amy Yardley's clever set, which transformed the scaffolding of the yards into pub back rooms' - Made Up (United We Stand)

'a handsome staging' - Julian Eaves British Theatre (Return to the Forbidden Planet)

'The design was spot on, with a stripped-back industrial set, stunningly lit up with dressing room-style lighting.' - Colchester Gazette (The Rivals)

'The set is fantastic' Jemma Bicknell - The Public Review (Shiver)

'His habitat, wonderfully designed by Amy Yardley is a small, dank, cramped room, claustrophobic and reminiscent of every horror film you’ve ever been unsettled by.'

The Good Reviews (Wretch)

'If there exists an award for the 'best set design' for the Fringe it should go to Miriam Nabarro and Amy Yardley... The superlatives cannot be found to describe the dynamic nature of their creation.' Josey De Rossi - Fringe Review (Shiver)

'...impeccable, elegantly staged and dressed' QX Magazine (Bette and Joan)

'...with all kinds of surprises being sprung from behind the philosophy and religion bookshelves and through the trapdoors of the customised stage.'(Dr Faustus) Dominic Cavendish - The Telegraph

'An excellent production , full of pace and strident direction, beautiful sets, stunning costumes, atmospheric sound design and a superb lighting design. All in all a definite MUST SEE. 5 STARS WELL EARNED.' - Remote Goat (I am a Camera)

'Amy Yardley's elaborate set is overflowing with detail, nodding to both Baby Jane and the world of performance in the more intimate setting of the dressing room. Full of different levels and hidden nooks and crannies, this allows the two actresses to give high energy and visually stimulating performances.' TV Bomb (Bette and Joan)

'Amy Yardley's set is both simple and complex in its aesthetic, using a minimum of objects for an array of uses, combined with satisfyingly smooth scene changes.' Remote Goat (Around the World in 80 Days)

'The design by Yardley has given the actors and audiences a plethora of detail to enjoy as objects are selected to transform to anything one desires....The giraffe is a cleverly crafted puppet....Simple but magical.' -Live theatre UK (The Girl and the Giraffe)

'Designer Amy Yardley has done a great job in recreating a 50's view of the future' Howard Loxton British Theatre Guide (Return to the Forbidden Planet)