Drumstruck Reviews

Edinburgh Fringe Review – “A rare opportunity for the whole family…”✮✮✮✮


Drumstruck is a rare opportunity for the whole family, from the very youngest to the oldest, to get stuck in and have some active fun together. This South…

“The beats that are its soul reaffirm the appealing power of the drum, resounding across time and cultures.”


Providing theatergoers a two-foot drum on every seat, it offers an opportunity to exorcise aggression by delivering a good beating. On a slightly more elevated…

Broadway Baby! – “…in fact it is more than just a show – it is an experience!”✮✮✮✮✮


Despite the many celebrations for Drum Struck that have been quoted on its posters, I went in ready to be critical: I’m not impressed so easily, thought I. But…

Three Weeks – “Exhilarating, Enchanting and Engaging”✮✮✮✮✮


Exhilarating, enchanting and engaging, this is a very special show indeed. With an African drum on each seat you are drawn into both a music lesson and a…

Your Muse’s Mouth – Drumstruck “Ubuntu for Dummies”


Translated from French. "Africa is the continent of ancestral stories and communication", we learned from the shaman of the tribe that welcomed us. What makes…

Fringe Review – “….tribal, smiley, earthy and full of natural rhythm with community at its core”


There was a huge queue to get in and an excited mix of audience from the very young to more mature…most forget their inhibitions and pick up a drum and bang…or…

York Mix – “…it has won over audiences with its exhilarating presentation of African beats and explosive energy” ✮✮✮✮


My next show wasn’t for a couple of hours so I wandered down Princes Street for some retail therapy before I arrived at The Assembly Hall for Drum Stuck. This…

Festmag – “Drumstruck is a Brilliant Show, it’s so Fun and Loud, I really enjoyed it!” ✮✮✮✮✮


Joe Ledger, age 7, bangs the drum for this South African musical extravaganza. Drum Struck is a brilliant show, it’s fun and loud and I really enjoyed it.…

The List ✮✮✮✮ – “It’s Great Fun and More than a Little Therapeutic”


Even before we’ve entered the room, the ingredients are in place to make this show by South African drumming group Drum Café one of the sleeper family hits of…

The Scotsman – “Drumstruck is Ideal Entertainment for Families”


There are numerous interactive experiences on the Fringe, but few which immerse so many as infectiously as Drumstruck. With a compact African drum – or djembe,…

One4review – “Every member of the audience is an essential part of the performance” ✮✮✮✮✮


Ubuntu is an African word meaning harmony. During Drum  Struck’s performance, there were waves of ubuntu and energy flowing from the performers to the audience…

An interview with STV during Edinburgh Fringe


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXqoDTH3gws Drum Struck is the 2nd longest Off-Broadway show – it's the show where every audience member has an African drum on…

Simon Saltzman, Curtainup


So you want to be a drummer, or perhaps you are in need of some primal therapy. Drum Struck could help you achieve that goal with less effort than you would…

Edin blogger – “An amazing cast with such a tight performance makes this show a pure delight”


Drumstruck‘s concept is simple… everybody gets a drum and joins in with the show. We knew little more than this but were sold as soon as we found out we could…

Drumming For Fun and Profit – NY Times


Drum Struck started as a goofy corporate bonding ritual. So how did it become Off Broadway’s loudest play? Over the years, many entertainers have learned that…

Broadway.com: “Did Critics Feel the Beat of Off-Broadway’s Drum Struck?”


Drum Struck, an interactive drumming show with South African roots, has arrived off-Broadway. The show opened at Dodger Stages on June 16. Did critics feel the…

Drum Struck Tickets Post

Magnificent Australian Audience Reviews


Here are some feedback from YOU, the audience members, the stars of the show! The group were amazingly talented. They included us and made it fun. It didn't…

Sweet drums are made of this…


Kudu horns and drumbeats! In a revamped Drum Struck, at The Market Theatre, not only do you get to join in with your own drum, for two nights only, writes…

Be a Drumming Ace for a Night!


By Trish Beaver If you don’t leave the Market Theatre after jamming sessions with the cast of Drum Struck with your hands on fire, then you probably had your…

Jamming with Djembes


Warren Lieberman’s philosophy is that anyone can make music, and he’s drumming it into our heads, writes Trish Beaver. There is something primeval about the…

Princeton’s Business and Entertainment Newspaper


  So you want to be a drummer, or perhaps you are in need of some primal therapy. Drum Struck could help you achieve that goal with less effort than you would…

“Slotting in somewhere between Stomp! and The Lion King, Drumstruck delivers on practically every level” 4.5 Stars – Edinburgh 24/7


Being a percussionist who owns his own ‘djembe’, to say I was excited about seeing a show which features traditional African drums, including one for EVERY…