The Girl in the Yellow Dress

"This gripping two-hander is a highlight of the Traverse programme. Higginson packs a lot in under the seemingly innocuous guise of a young English woman giving language lessons to a French-Congolese student in contemporary Paris"-Fiona Mountford, "Evening Standard"
"Higginson is clearly gifted. He not only filters pressing concerns about race, prejudice and power through a highly charged two-hander, but he wraps it all up in a witty discourse about language itself."-"Daily Telegraph"
"It is unusual and fascinating to see a play investigate the extent to which words can shape our thoughts and feelings as much as vice versa."
-"Financial Times"
Exposes some painfully ugly truths about race and class, wealth and victimhood...written and directed with great skill..."-"The Scotsman"
"Higginson's slick, precise dialogue builds the tension nicely. There is, quite plainly, a formidable intellect at play... this piece challenges our received assumptions about ideology, language and sexuality to strong effect and comes recommended to thoughtful audiences."-"The List"
"Craig Higginson has developed this spell-binding two-hander... You'd be hard pressed to find a sexier scene this festival than the shared naked foot stroking that turns nasty, then violent..."-"What's On Stage"
"Full of emotion, and ideas... It's erotic, exciting and thought-provoking... brilliantly written... a winner of a play" 4 stars - "The Arts Desk"
"Stylish and compelling... deserves to be rewarded come awards season" 4 stars - "Evening Standard"
"Takes on everything from racial and class animus to truth versus fiction and the dark heart of desire. A clever two-hander" - "Time Out"
"An absorbing study in the potency of language... Higginson's script challenges assumptions of race and class with cutting insight.... This is bold, thought-provoking work, and a gritty battle of language and power-politics from a vital voice of the modern stage