“…the sound by Steve Brown complemented the overall effect of the production, without being overpowering.” www.routledge.com, Antigone
“…Steve Brown’s thrilling sound effects also drum the horrors into your psyche.” Whatsonstage.com, Henry V
"The first thing you notice about this revival of Githa Sowerby’s 1912 play is Steve Brown’s superb design. It begins with an eerie, high-pitched singing, like a wet fingertip run around the rim of a wineglass, followed by a deep rasping, reminiscent of breath across the neck of a bottle. Finally, there’s the tinkling shiver of glass smashed into fragments. It is intriguingly menacing.”Sam Marlow, The Times, Rutherford & Son
“……..whilst Steve Brown’s evocative sound design chills to the bone.” Whatsonstage.com, Rutherford & Son
“Bare though the space is, the production is not without atmosphere…a dark, creepy soundscape created by Steve Brown. It evokes the unfathomable marshes, the surreal world of Satis House and the “mind music” of Pip’s great expectations.” Lynne Walker, The Independent, Great Expectations
“Sound is employed superbly to heighten the tension and to the depict the rural backdrop.” Marianne Britton Manchester on Stage Knives in Hens
“..the stormy soundscape that has been hurrying us to our seats erupts with magnificent force..” Lynne Walker, The Independent, Twelfth Night
“..and it sounds wonderful – unexpected, mysterious, joyous, sometimes all three simultaneously..” Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, A Midsummer Nights Dream
“Steve Brown’s sound design is to marvel at and brings the entire hall outside of the auditorium into the production in the most innovative way.” Neil Eckersley, Manchester on Stage, Les Blancs
“..Brown is a perfectionist….his attention to detail and his understanding of the directorial styles within the [Royal Exchange] theatre resulted in a number of innovations.” Andy Hayles, Theatre Projects Consultants, Lighting and Sound International
“..Steve Brown’s superb sound effects..” Natalie Angelsey, The Stage and Television Today, Cafe Vesuvio
