Alexandra Mathew, in the title role, exhibited a natural innocence while observing the nonsense occurring around her. The aria “Una volta c’era un re” takes her thoughts away from the drudgery of her existence in fairy tale fashion. The chemistry with the hero Prince Ramiro (Hew Wegner) worked splendidly, with the vocal quality raising the standard from the Music Hall environment … to genuine opera.

— Bronislaw Sozanski, Ballarat Courier

[Alexandra] Mathew’s warm resonant voice was always a pleasure to listen to…

— Heather Leviston, Classic Melbourne

From the extremely talented performer [Alexandra Mathew] who opened and closed the show with a killer voice, to the guest performer in the finale and all the absurd characters in between, this show stays with you for better or worse.

— Hugging Comedians

Alexandra Mathew filled the small marquee stage with her presence – at times pacing, often anguished and always in command of the material despite having no score.

— Elizabeth Quinn, Weekend Notes

The best acting of the performance came from … Alexandra Mathew – whose reaction to Polyphemus was fantastically intense, and a real credit to her.

— John Weretka, Classic Melbourne

The trio … Alexandra Mathew, Rose Stachniewska and Oliver Marshall … sing a dazzling array of sounds which, for sheer vocal inventiveness, must be heard to be believed.

— Rebecca Hunt, Operissima