Nicholas de Jongh Evening Standard - 25 March 2003

"Smitten with a Fair Lady"

"(A) Magical Evening"

"Striking new Eliza Doolittle is the most enchanting I've ever seen"

"Laura Michelle Kelly and Anthony Andrews dazzle at the Drury Lane"

"I am seduced and smitten by My Fair Lady all over again"

"…Surrendering to the escapist pleasures of this fabulous old fashioned Lerner & Loewe musical, Trevor Nunn's recast production works its rare quaint magic"

"Anthony Andrews as Professor Higgins & Laura Michelle Kelly as Eliza the cockney flower-girl…both bring something fresh and provocative to the production"

"Miss Kelly is quite the most poignant affecting Eliza I have ever seen. Even Audrey Hepburn in the exquisite film version was not quite so striking in her desolation & vulnerability. Her voice is always powerful and sweet and she sings I Could Have Danced All Night with beautiful, effortless reaching of the high notes"

"Michael Xavier's drawling, silly-ass Freddy is a particularly vivid comic delight"

"Matthew Bourne's choreography keeps its gusto"

"My Fair Lady remains some enchanted evening"

Sarah Hemming Financial Times - Wednesday 26 March 2003

"Still as fresh as a posy in a flower girl's basket"

"Now on its third new casting, it is polished"

"It retains its vitality"

"The new cast members bring fresh energy and insight to their parts, with Laura Michelle Kelly in particular proving an enchanting Eliza."

"Anthony Andrews steps into Henry Higgins' slippers as if he were born to the part. He has an air of suave urbanity that serves him well as the self-regarding professor and a crispness that suggests a restless intellect."

"Nicely supported by Stephen Moore as Colonel Pickering."

"Russ Abbot as Alfred Doolittle convinces as a chap who has worked hard at working as little as possible."

"Bring a touch of music-hall comic timing to the part, which adds to the dramatic texture."

"The real joy is Laura Michelle Kelly, who is poignant, vulnerable and yet wonderfully spirited as Eliza….she sings beautifully and sweetly, delivering her solos with soaring confidence and expression"

"We are here too to enjoy Lerner and Loewe's witty music and lyrics and we are helped along by Matthew Bourne's nifty choreography. Anthony Ward's graceful design cleverly encloses whole story within the arches of Covent Garden market"

"This is abso-blooming-lutely luvverly"