THE TEMPEST - Bell Shakespeare - 2015 " Softened are the lengthy and sometimes unbalanced expositions, and much of this production is infused with a welcome amount of humour as well as an impressively nuanced range of physicality, thanks to movement director Scott Witt." LIMELIGHT Maxim Boon| Sydney - August OPHANS - Old Fitz - 2015 " Scott Witt serves as movement consultant, meaning the fight scenes are disturbingly realistic." DAILY REVIEW Ben Neutze | Sydney - April HENRY V - Bell Shakespeare - 2014 " Movement director Scott Witt deserves separate acknowledgement for his contribution to the dynamism of the show." SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Jason Blake | Sydney - October " The ensemble is constantly moving in tightly choreographed tableaux through night-time story-telling into battles, aftermath, political machination and more battles, making movement director Scott Witt an unseen but vital member of the cast. " STAGE NOISE Diana Simmonds | Sydney - October TARTUFFE - Bell Shakespeare - 2014 " When Scott Witt appears as the figure in judgement in the final moments of the play, proceedings reach an unexpected peak of hilarity.." DAILY REVIEW Ben Neutze | Sydney - August CYRANO De BERGERAC - Sport for Jove - 2013 " fight director Scott Witt ensures the swordfighting is first rate." SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Jason Blake | Sydney - December THE COMDY OF ERRORS - Bell Shakespeare - 2013 "Thanks to Scott Witt (physical comedy consultant), countless slapstick fights between two pairs of twins only grow more entertaining as the show goes on." STAGE MILK | Adelaide - July "The slapstick crown goes to the Dromio twins, Renato Musolino and Hazem Sahmmas, who could only be told apart when both were onstage. Their final scene, leaving the set was a highlight! Their execution of the text and their skilled use of comedic timing and physical comedy (Scott Witt) had the audience in raptures of laughter. " THE BARE FOOT REVIEW | Adelaide - July THE REMOVALISTS - Tamarama Rock Surfers - 2013 "Scott Witt's fight choreography ensures the Act II fisticuffs are delivered convincingly and there is no shying from the effects of the beating meted out by Ross when he finally does his block. " SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Jason Blake | Sydney - May "The fight sequences by Scott Witt are brutal and disconcertingly realistic, especially thanks to Justin Stewart Cotta’s performance as Kenny" EIGHT NIGHTS A WEEK BLOG | Sydney - May THE BOYS - Griffin Theatre Company - 2012 "The fight scene, choreographed by the ubiquitous Scott Witt, was so consummately feigned it seemed impossible neither McConville or John Carr wasn't seriously hurt." CRIKEY.COM | Sydney - January "Open cans of VB are pitched like grenades across the room and there’s some hella nasty Blacktown-style brawling choreographed by Scott Witt." TIME OUT | Sydney - January "The play's violence is very capably handled (choreographed by Scott Witt) SYDNEY MORNING HERALD | Sydney - January "And the underlying sense of impending doom and violence (very little eventuates on stage, it's mostly suggested) is like an imminent thunderstorm whose presence is signalled and choreographed by fight director Scott Witt." STAGE NOISE | Sydney - January THE DARKROOM - Belvoir Street (Downstairs) - 2011 "Scott Witt’s fight choreography had just the right pub-brawl intensity and desperation about it, too." CRIKEY.COM | Sydney - November GRIMMTALES - Queensland Theater Company - 2010 "Some of my favourites were the impossibly talented Scott Witt" A LITTLE GOSSIP: The Arts & Entertainment E-Bulletin | National - December V's MACBETH - Border Project & Sydney Theatre Company - 2010 "Scott Witt’s choreography works very well" GLAM | Adelaide - February BAD JAZZ - square the circle & Darlinghurst Theatre Company - 2009 "Scott Witt's Gavin is well drawn" The Sydney Morning Herald | National - August SUMMER WONDERLAND - La Boite Theatre Company - 2007 "Witt's physical comedy ability in both roles had the audience in stitches." THE AUSTRALIAN | National - October PUSS in BOOTS - Queensland Theatre Company - 2006 "This very special adaptation of Puss in Boots came from the pen of Scott Witt, who also directed the piece and it is a testament to his creative ability in every sense of the word" ABC Radio | Brisbane - November "Writer-director Scott Witt has created a funny play with lots of silly business for the kids, plus topical references and saucy double entendres for the adults" BRISBANE NEWS | Brisbane - November PERFECT SKIN - La Boite - 2006 "The director here is Scott Witt whose familiarity with physical comedy comes to the fore." BRISBANE NEWS | Brisbane - May COMEDY of ERRORS - USQ SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL - 2006 "Scour the pages of your best loved Shakespeare plays, and you wont find the main characters dancing to Michael Jackson's Thriller... - Brisbane base director and 'clowning expert' Scott Witt took the reins this year - a perfect choice for a rollicking play such as this." TOOWOOMBA CHRONICLE | Toowoomba - March A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Queensland Theatre Company - 2005 "Witt, whose experience is with clowning and physical comedy, has deft hand for the humorous that is complemented by absurdly amazing costumes designed by Jonathon Oxlade" BRISBANE NEWS | Brisbane - November BITIN' BACK - Kooemba Jdarra - 2005 "Scott Witt also deserves a mention for his portrayal of senior citizen/lamington wrangler Ivy Warby and extra props to his nipples which stay remarkably hard through the entire 90 minutes " SCENE | Brisbane - July VINCENT in BRIXTON - Queensland Theatre Company - 2005 "Witt's Cast is superb in delving into the psychology of their characters and rounding them out on stage." TIME OFF | Brisbane - May GOD is a DJ - Queensland Theatre Company - 2004 "director Scott Witt and his creative team have delivered a thoroughly entertaining, provocative ride." RAVE MAG | Brisbane - August SCAPIN - Queensland Theatre Company & State Theatre Company South Australia - 2003 "It's a farce. It's absurd. It's chaotic... a theatrical jewel... " ADELAIDE ADVERTISER | Adelaide - October "The show is a stylish display of melodrama, farce and especially slapstick where Witt's stage combat skills were employed with impressive precision." db MAGAZINE | Adelaide - October ROAD to the SHE-DEVIL'S SALON - Queensland Theatre Company 2003 "Scott Witt's direction is marvellous..." Courier Mail - Brisbane "... with excellent direction from Scott Witt..." THE AUSTRALIAN | National - April MAD HERCULES - Queensland Theatre Company - 2002 "Scott WItt's direction loads the production with visual style" BRISBANE NEWS | Brisbane - May "...in the hands of director Scott Witt, Seneca's morbid tale of a hero driven to slaughter his nearest and dearest begins with a degree of stylisation and it only gets better from there, as moments of ritual and myth are brought into collision with sickeningly graphic acts of violence." THE AUSTRALIAN | National - May ROMEO & JULIET - La Boite - 1999 "... at the thumb biting challenge, one of Scott Witt's excellently choreographed fights erupts - a savage all-in brawl... " THE AUSTRALIAN | National - April "The fights choreographed by Scott Witt using daggers instead of swords have a realistic, unsettling directness in staging and execution" RAVE MAGAZINE | Brisbane - May |
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