The Acid Test

It has wit and heart, and much of the dialogue is disconcertingly authentic...Adept at capturing the cadences of post-adolescent chatter, Reiss also knows how to probe the most raw emotions. 4 stars--The Evening Standard

Like Reiss' debut, The Acid Test is full of humour, acute observation and accurate perception. The dialogue is as powerful and sharp as a vodka cocktail, and the tensions between generations are excruciatingly convincing...entertaining and occasionally moving. --The Stage

The second play, they say, is the hardest. But Anya Reiss more than fulfils the promise she showed last year, as an 18-year-old, with Spur of the Moment... Like its predecessor, Reiss's play proves she knows a thing or two about the pervasive effect of parental discord on the young. --The Guardian

Reiss displays a real gift for high quality sitcom dialogue...Reiss clearly has a future... --whatsonstage.com

It has wit and heart, and much of the dialogue is disconcertingly authentic...Adept at capturing the cadences of post-adolescent chatter, Reiss also knows how to probe the most raw emotions. 4 stars--The Evening Standard

Like Reiss' debut, The Acid Test is full of humour, acute observation and accurate perception. The dialogue is as powerful and sharp as a vodka cocktail, and the tensions between generations are excruciatingly convincing...entertaining and occasionally moving. --The Stage

The second play, they say, is the hardest. But Anya Reiss more than fulfils the promise she showed last year, as an 18-year-old, with Spur of the Moment... Like its predecessor, Reiss's play proves she knows a thing or two about the pervasive effect of parental discord on the young. --The Guardian

Reiss displays a real gift for high quality sitcom dialogue...Reiss clearly has a future... --whatsonstage.com