"This was highly inventive string writing, including a section of trading fours in “Tea For Two” with the rhythm section – which, with the quartet sat opposite the band, came across as something of a musical boxing match won out by the strings."

"her song writing is incredibly relatable for her generation, and at times jaw-droppingly funny."

★★★★ "(Nishla's) exquisite voice serves as a grounding motif for the piece; omnipresent throughout the performance, she is illuminated during scene transitions and brings the show to a gripping crescendo"

★★★★ "Nishla Smith beguiles us with her hauntingly beautiful vocals throughout and has a natural holistic presence..."

★★★★ "Wistfulness and yearning hums through the air. Nishla Smith sings slow, melancholy verses of “Dirty Old Town” that drift across the stage like the smoke."

★★★★ "The device of the singer observing, and sometimes duetting with the characters, most effectively in a stirring, closing rendition of Dirty Old Town, contributes to a woozily off-kilter atmosphere."

"We are pleased to offer vital and timely financial support to four artists through the Peter Whittingham legacy..."

"Best supporting performance (in a musical or play) Nishla Smith, Kes, an Octagon Theatre and Theatre by the Lake co-production"

"Serious are proud to announce the participants for the seventeenth edition of their prestigious talent development scheme Take Five"

★★★★ "All the while, Smith circles, the embodiment of the kestrel... She becomes only more ethereal as she sings dreamy renditions of The Girl from Ipanema and It Might as Well Be Spring. Her voice is exquisite, a symbol of unreachable beauty."

★★★★ "Nishla Smith's haunting, ethereal, voice is used sparsely. But the brevity and beauty of her singing interludes showers hope..."

★★★★ "Suffusing the entirety of the show is the presence of Nishla Smith. Her lilting musicality lifts this piece to an ethereal level..."