'... challenging, exciting and astonishingly expressive
... a work whose daring is quite as much imaginative as physical, and demands to be seen.'

' "if only..." is an exhilerting mosaic of images ... it signals DV8's determination not to compromise the integrity of what they do allied to their instinct for making work ...
their vehement discipline, their ability to put their own flesh into showing us our weaknesses and our hopes is
quite beyond expectation.'

'The obvious popular appeal of DV8 is its combination of physical daring, comedy movement and striking theatricality, but its deeper value lies in the way these elements are used to represent hu,am feeling and experience.'

'The potency of "if only..." lies in the coherence of a dramatic structure, without a written text, and in the creation of unique stage pictures.'

'In "if only..." Newson embraces humour, as well as gentleness and hope and his choreography displays a delight in the rhythmic ebb and flow of eloquent dance phrasing.'

'... a series of quite dazzling images'

'DV8 Physical Theatre is a beacon in the darkened landscape of British dance.'

'The most innovative dance company in the country,
DV8 Physical Theatre create a physical theatre that is as shocking as it is daring.'

'... a new and deepening sensibility is also brought into play ... the result is a marvel'

'... images that haunt the imagination as disturbingly
as one's own dreams'