"What a superb piece of writing, so magnificently realised. Big Heart should be mandatory viewing in an ever-burgeoning multicultural Australia. It is undoubtedly one of the year’s best offerings – theatre as it should be – challenging, controversial and highly entertaining."
THE BLURB MAGAZINE

"A perfect choreography of audio-visual harmony unfolds as chaos tinges the story itself. Bodies move through the stage strategically and symbolically. No movement is made in vain. Visually speaking, the play is exquisite. Storytelling-wise, it is audacious and marked by conflict."
THE PLUS ONES

"Patricia Cornelius writes incisively and powerfully, and she is confrontational in a quite different way. Susie Dee’s direction adds layers, amplifies and reveals the argument. Big Heart questions the myth of our ‘big heart’ but does so by revealing the moral complexities beneath the myth. This is a play that lingers in the mind – in its ideas and its images. "
STAGE WHISPERS

“The long working partnership of Dee and Cornelius continues to look at the unexamined aspects of life and to unsettle, which I love. Big Heart – an irony in itself – will linger in your thoughts, as it does for me. Recommended.”
STAGE NOISE

“The ensemble cast does a wonderful job of portraying her kids from their infancy to adulthood, developing authentic relationships and highlighting the ways in which the family dynamic changes as they grow older.”
WEEKEND NOTES

“This elegant production pivots around Swifte's sympathetic but blinkered centre, with five adult actors – Daniela Farinacci, Elmira Jurik, Kasia Kaczmarek, Sermsah Bin Saad, and Vuyo Loko – playing the children to stylised choric effect.”
THE AGE

“The dialogue is tightly written, at times humorous with many moments of poignant observation, most especially when it comes to mothering issues and the need of teenagers to distance themselves from their parents.”
AUSTRALIAN STAGE