There's a character everyone can relate to . . . there's a character everyone will recognise and fall in love with. . . . A survival play at its heart, Land of Our Fathers is packed full of blistering comedy and a generation of lost voices. * Whatsonstage *
Chris Urch's impressive debut play . . . craftily constructed . . . Urch certainly knows how to use a cliffhanger, and the disintegrating relationships between the men, growing self-interest and looming mutiny are neatly drawn. . . . it's meaty stuff: sometimes gruelling, always watchable. * Guardian *
This is soul-searching, soul-scorching stuff. . . . Land of Our Fathers is a blisteringly good debut: witty, smart, brilliantly textured and paced. The dialogue is packed with dirty humour . . . but also punctuated with instinctive acts of kindness . . . The actors shine - but they'd be fools not to, given this gift of a script. * Time Out *
Urch writes with rare passion about the ugly politics of persecution * Evening Standard *
Urch manages to push beyond reportage into a multi-faceted drama. High stakes and injustice make 'The Rolling Stone' compelling, but Urch's insistence on seeing all sides makes it morally complex. . . . Urch is a young writer with a classical sensibility and a strong sense of structure. . . writes with a real grasp of theatre * Variety *
