“★★★★★
Every terrified stare, every shrinking in on himself, every rising inflection of panic at unseen perils appears innately real and in the moment to McGovern – and to us, too. Meanwhile director Ken Alexander’s instincts allow The Signalman’s emotional heft to build towards an ending that makes you want to weep.”

“★★★★
Ken Alexander’s production — the first on the main stage at Perth Theatre in 18 months — features a brilliantly sustained performance from Tom McGovern ...Arnott’s script includes moments of fierce poetry that are complemented in Alexander’s well-paced production by Wayne Dowdeswell’s exquisite lighting and a subtle, slow-building soundtrack by Jon Beales.”

“★★★★★
The Signalman is an elegy: to human frailty, to mighty, all-consuming storms and all of the ‘what ifs’ that remain…There is a robust physicality to Arnott’s words, all in Scots, which are lyrical, bawdy and philosophical, but never performed in an overwrought way. Ken Alexander’s flawless direction lets these words build, linger and drop – they come in waves, torrents and finally trickling streams”