The following testimonials and reviews offer an example of the calibre of our team, both in terms of our general work as professional performance artists and our collective work for various industries.

“Thanks for your effort and expertise. It was a very interesting journey for me and very helpful. I could use the techniques and insight during the exam to re-focus.”

Dr Nicholas Lerch, Swiss trained Anaesthetist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, who came for individual tuition while training for his Australian Fellowship Exam, which he subsequently passed in 2004

“…I write to congratulate you… on a great production… top quality… Mental illness and youth suicide are sensitive issues… [you handled them] in a sensitive and respectful way… [with] enough humour… to ‘sugar the pill’ of what seems to be a depressing subject. Sane Australia is very proud to be associated with Off the Point as a sponsor [through funds provided by Vic Arts]… I hope we will be able to retain our association.”

Barbara Hocking, Executive Director SANE AUSTRALIA.(letter written to writer, Michele Davis, whose play was commissioned and produced by Michele Williams)

“Trent Baker gives two compelling vignettes. The first is a man whose desire for sex becomes so overwhelming it ultimately disables him… The second is a chilling depiction of a stalker.”

The Age Newspaper – Review of team member, Trent Baker’s performance in a recent play

“ Combining jokes with tragic confessions, she elicits laughter and pity for her creations… While Bluthal acts with skill and conviction, her singing is especially notable.”

Jewish Chronicle, London – Review of team member, Lisa Bluthal

“…Michele Williams, using just her face and voice, creates a score of vivid and distinct characters… the effect is liberating, even inspirational.”

Financial Review, of team member Michele Williams’s one-woman show Mistress, by Tobsha Learner, which was performed at major theatres. Sections of this play were also performed for various functions and for women’s organisations as part of our Entertainment Packages.

“The play is excellent in its truthful and sensitive portrayal of the condition of OCD and its effects of sufferers”

Obsessive Action Newsletter – Review of team member Lisa Bluthal’s one-woman show, which was performed in London theatres and then at various conferences including The British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists)

“…The adult drama workshops I have taken at Drama with a Difference have increased my confidence in ways that I could never have imagined. Although I work as a corporate lawyer in what many would view as a ‘powerful’ position, I have always had trouble speaking in front of groups of people. No one used to notice how afraid I was just speaking in court – I had developed a ‘professional persona’ to cover my fear. However, after taking part in the Drama with a Difference workshops, in which everyone was given the space and support to ‘let go’ in a positive and creative environment, these fears appear to have vanished. The workshops were truly one of the most positive things I have ever done. I highly recommend them. You will relax, laugh and create in ways you probably haven’t experienced since you were a child!”

Laura Murphy, participant in our drama workshops for adults