"Scorched in the terracotta sunsets of New Orleans, bruised in the pale blue of the past - Blanche Duboir's descent into madness and confusion is depicted with a contemporary staging and lighting that arouses the senses.... an all round sensuous sensation.""

Bonnie Redfern Listed Magazine 2008-05-21

""Inventive lighting adds much to the In the Wings production of Prokofiev's famous tale....... The highlight of the show is the atmospheric lighting, which transforms from a warm autumnal forest into a truly spooky place when the wolf prowls out.""

Thom Dibdin - Edinburgh Evening News Edinburgh Evening News

" "Designer Paul Gallis provides a birch-forest which looks beautiful in the evocative colours of David W Kidd's lighting." "

Timothy Ramsden Reviewsgate 2008-04-15

""...It looks lovely, part picture book in concept, and is expertly lit by David W Kidd.""

Gerald Dowler Dancing Times 2008-04-19

"'...but it is David W Kidd's lighting design that creates the magic and supports the opera's dramatic mood changes in an extraordinary way' "

Fyens Stiftstidende 2005-09-09

"'In Roy Bell's grand scenery and costumes; in David W Kidd's impressive lighting; in Troel Kold's movement and clever direction and with the secure playing of Sønderjyllands Symphony Orchestra under Lars Ole Mathiasen's fitting leadership, a chosen group of well known soloists present Wagner's 'Valkyrien' at the Denmark Ny Opera in Esbjerg.' "

Ulrik Cold Børsen 2005-09-05

"Sensational effects are conjured into being by Robin Don's design, eerily lit by David W Kidd"

Jeremy Kingston The Times 2004-10-25

"The staging is atmospheric and haunting, with few props: a ship's mast ,a buried chest, a pair of doors at the back of the stage and various small props carried on and off. The lighting is superb, as are the costumes and music."

Hazel Brown Reviewsgate 2004-10-03

"It is also beautifully lit by David W Kidd to constantly focus attention in a difficult space and to show the cathedral's epic scale"

Mark Shenton The Stage 2003-09-11