The Broadsheets and Rags all have their opinions of me. Here are some...
...(good) REVIEWS
WHATSONSTAGE.COM, JUNE 23RD 2006
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
SOUTH HILL PARK ARTS CENTRE, BRACKNELL
PETRUCHIO
“The cast are all superb, especially PHILIP CLAYTON SMITH who plays PETRUCHIO (as a GI ENSA performer, with flying helmet!) with great aplomb…ranging from broad comedy to subtle, tender nuances. Consummate!” David Wyatt
YORKSHIRE POST, JULY 26TH 2000
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
KIRKSTALL ABBEY, LEEDS
BORACHIO
“It is interesting that some of the best acting comes from a cast member who is not named in the programme: PHILIP CLAYTON SMITH has taken over the role of BORACHIO for the festival’s duration and he at least makes a well defined psychological journey, from cocky, self-serving deceiver to remorseful penitent.” Lynda Murdin
THE STAGE, DECEMBER 2004
JACK & THE BEANSTALK
RADLETT CENTRE, HERTS.
FLESHCREEP
“The villainous FLESHCREEP (PHILIP CLAYTON SMITH) appears to have stepped straight out of a horror movie, blending dark sliminess with graceful cunning. His ‘Poisoning Pigeons In The Park’ song is a winner!” Mike Martin
TIME OUT, DECEMBER 17-31 1997
HYSTERIC STUDS
BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE, LONDON
ADE
“As ADE, a married drag queen with under-active sperm, PHILIP CLAYTON SMITH brings considerable confident quirkiness to his act.” Charles Godfrey-Faussett
THE BURY FREE PRESS, JULY 2006
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
ABBEY GARDENS, BURY ST. EDMUNDS
PETRUCHIO
“The actors went on to finish the play in fine style with PHILIP CLAYTON SMITH as PETRUCHIO in garish drag…” Elaine Maslin
MAIDENHEAD ADVERTISER, JUNE 29TH 2006
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
SOUTH HILL PARK ARTS CENTRE, BRACKNELL
PETRUCHIO
“PHILIP CLAYTON SMITH and Becky Wright shone as the hot tempered lovers” Angharad Thomas
COUNTRY LIFE, JULY 20TH 1995
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
BLICKLING HALL, NORFOLK
DON JOHN
“There was an excellent performance from PHILIP CLAYTON SMITH as DON JOHN, the louche, ‘plain-dealing villain’, with a face straight out of Elizabethan portraiture.” Tim Richardson
BBC.CO.UK, DECEMBER 2004
JACK & THE BEANSTALK
RADLETT CENTRE, HERTS.
FLESHCREEP
“The sinister FLESHCREEP played by PHILIP CLAYTON SMITH was excellent in sufficiently scaring the children, though not enough to send them rushing into the arms of their guardians.” Andy Smith
WAKEFIELD EXPRESS, DECEMBER 14TH 2001
MOTHER GOOSE
WAKEFIELD OPERA HOUSE
SQUIRE SOPPYSAUSAGE
“…he also gets some of the comic lines but has to share them with a superb PHILIP CLAYTON SMITH as the SQUIRE.” Julie Marshall
PONTEFRACT & CASTLEFORD EXPRESS (who else?!), DECEMBER 28TH 2001
MOTHER GOOSE
WAKEFIELD OPERA HOUSE
HANSBURGER SAUERKRAUT
“In traditional style, the audience cheered the goodies (and) booed the baddies (including the excellent PHILIP CLAYTON SMITH as HANSBURGER SAUERKRAUT).” Julie Hawksworth
CONCRETE , AUGUST 1996
UEA FASHION SHOW
U.E.A, NORWICH
SINGER
“…and there was a new talent unearthed in the shape of SINGER PHILIP CLAYTON SMITH who received rapturous applause.” Jo Stubbington