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"Orton & Gould have written a soaring, passionate and hauntingly melodic score for a story which, though set in 1831, has a resonance and relevance in today's Eurozone era. In this musical from Wales, the land of song, it is great to witness two emerging songwriters with the drive to see their project through to fruition."
George Stiles & Anthony Drewe (Olivier Award winning writing team)
"Passionate, relevant and heartbreaking. My Land’s Shore’s professional world premiere is a roaring success. Christopher J Orton’s score is gorgeous, and it is most definitely written for a Welsh voice, the sound pouring over the entire audience and blending beautifully... Relevant and undeniably passionate. It is a show that most definitely needs to live on, be that in London or Wales or anywhere, its message is universal and the story is beautiful."
West End Wilma
"The score is certainly splendid, offering a veritably operatic array of simply spine-tingling choruses, handsome solos, powerful scenas, and moments of sublime transcendence... one of the many masterstrokes of the orchestration..."
Britishtheatre.com
"My Land’s Shore represents the stunning potential that exists in new British musical theatre writing."
Jonathan Baz
"...Powerful story and beautiful, soaring score."
Craig Revel Horwood
"This has grit, panache, melody and a big future. A musical for Wales and hopefully the world!"
Caroline Sheen
"...My Land's Shore stands alone as a powerful, passionate musical... Christopher J Orton and Robert Gould have created a show that speaks volumes and touches the heart, and the tear ducts, of the entire audience... Deserves a transfer to the West End."
H. Hemming, London Pub Theatres
"From the powerful opening number, ‘Burning’, this production captures the audience and takes it on an emotional journey of hardship, injustice, conflict, heartbreak and moral dilemmas."
Musical Theatre Review
"The whole score is a demanding sing, but the strength of their vocals more than match the strength of this musical and though the songs range from soft, tender ballads to epic, rousing numbers, Orton’s music is always passionate and rich. The poignant lyrics and full-blooded music, combined with the force of the story and the cast’s exceptional vocals have created an exquisite piece of musical theatre. ‘My Land’s Shore’ is new writing at its best."
Julie Robinson, Public Reviews
"Without a doubt, this is one of the most striking recordings I've been asked to review for a long time. The orchestration and writing are full ... Great textures, great scoring … Recording values are top quality, as is the packaging. The musical numbers progress the story nicely, and are, without exception, performed with passion and believability. All in all, one of the strongest new musical recordings I've heard in many years. 10/10."
Ian Gude, Review Graveyard
"This concept recording is an anthem induced sample of the new Welsh musical, passionate ballads and soaring vocals. ‘Burning’ paints the industrial landscape of a working-class Wales and immediately grabs your attention ... ‘The Way Things Are’ is beautiful, a clean and clear vocal, stirring an image of the young women who struggled with the decisions of the men who surrounded them. This score has a number of emotive duets, highlighting the effects the uprising had on each individual concerned, a moment that brought a particular tear to my eye."
M is For Magazine
"Orton's music has a churning bombast that's both appropriate for the industrial setting of the piece, and also strangely retro (bringing to mind the mega-musicals of the late 1980s)."
Andy Propst, TheaterMania
George Stiles & Anthony Drewe (Olivier Award winning writing team)
"Passionate, relevant and heartbreaking. My Land’s Shore’s professional world premiere is a roaring success. Christopher J Orton’s score is gorgeous, and it is most definitely written for a Welsh voice, the sound pouring over the entire audience and blending beautifully... Relevant and undeniably passionate. It is a show that most definitely needs to live on, be that in London or Wales or anywhere, its message is universal and the story is beautiful."
West End Wilma
"The score is certainly splendid, offering a veritably operatic array of simply spine-tingling choruses, handsome solos, powerful scenas, and moments of sublime transcendence... one of the many masterstrokes of the orchestration..."
Britishtheatre.com
"My Land’s Shore represents the stunning potential that exists in new British musical theatre writing."
Jonathan Baz
"...Powerful story and beautiful, soaring score."
Craig Revel Horwood
"This has grit, panache, melody and a big future. A musical for Wales and hopefully the world!"
Caroline Sheen
"...My Land's Shore stands alone as a powerful, passionate musical... Christopher J Orton and Robert Gould have created a show that speaks volumes and touches the heart, and the tear ducts, of the entire audience... Deserves a transfer to the West End."
H. Hemming, London Pub Theatres
"From the powerful opening number, ‘Burning’, this production captures the audience and takes it on an emotional journey of hardship, injustice, conflict, heartbreak and moral dilemmas."
Musical Theatre Review
"The whole score is a demanding sing, but the strength of their vocals more than match the strength of this musical and though the songs range from soft, tender ballads to epic, rousing numbers, Orton’s music is always passionate and rich. The poignant lyrics and full-blooded music, combined with the force of the story and the cast’s exceptional vocals have created an exquisite piece of musical theatre. ‘My Land’s Shore’ is new writing at its best."
Julie Robinson, Public Reviews
"Without a doubt, this is one of the most striking recordings I've been asked to review for a long time. The orchestration and writing are full ... Great textures, great scoring … Recording values are top quality, as is the packaging. The musical numbers progress the story nicely, and are, without exception, performed with passion and believability. All in all, one of the strongest new musical recordings I've heard in many years. 10/10."
Ian Gude, Review Graveyard
"This concept recording is an anthem induced sample of the new Welsh musical, passionate ballads and soaring vocals. ‘Burning’ paints the industrial landscape of a working-class Wales and immediately grabs your attention ... ‘The Way Things Are’ is beautiful, a clean and clear vocal, stirring an image of the young women who struggled with the decisions of the men who surrounded them. This score has a number of emotive duets, highlighting the effects the uprising had on each individual concerned, a moment that brought a particular tear to my eye."
M is For Magazine
"Orton's music has a churning bombast that's both appropriate for the industrial setting of the piece, and also strangely retro (bringing to mind the mega-musicals of the late 1980s)."
Andy Propst, TheaterMania