"A playful vibe exudes out of every pore of this side-splitting and unpredictable production in the form of innocuous fun. It’s a safe choice for the Christmas period and will appease all members of older families."
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"It all blends together perfectly, with plenty of energy, some hilarious Goes Wrong-style problems, and a finale that is bizarre and wonderful, yet perfectly in keeping with everything that’s just gone before."
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“It’s wacky and more than a little preposterous but that all seems to add to its charm. But even in the more engaging second half, it still has lulls and the uneven pacing feels time is moving more slowly than it actually is...It just doesn’t manage to maintain it for the full show, and that’s a shame because this is a comedy with real potential.”
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“...it does feel hidebound by genre cliches of plays about people staging plays: not only do the actors bicker incessantly, but their characters in their production of ‘The Time Machine’ bicker incessantly. If bickering is your favourite form of comedy you’re golden, but otherwise it feels a bit one-note...If I had my own time machine I don’t think I’d be so churlish as to skip the first half. But I might treat myself to the second all over again.”
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“A singular achievement in tone and performance, 'The Time Machine' is a winning combination of outright stupidity and truly engaging storytelling...Still, this is a winning evening of theatre that demonstrates just how artful and well-constructed an absurd, purposefully silly work of comedy can be.”
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