23 October 2022
Winner – Best Supporting Performer, UK Theatre Awards
The Stage
"Best supporting performance (in a musical or play)
Nishla Smith, Kes, an Octagon Theatre and Theatre by the Lake co-production"
28 September 2022
Best Supporting Performance Nomination– UK Theatre Awards
The Stage
"Best Supporting Performance (in a musical or play)
Nishla Smith – Kes, an Octagon Theatre and Theatre By The Lake co-production
Nicola Hughes – Into The Woods, a Theatre Royal Bath Production
Robert Jackson – Brief Encounter, a Stephen Joseph Theatre, Octagon Theatre and Theatre By The Lake co-production"
15 July 2022
Review: 'Friends With Monsters', Gáspár Károly, Jazzma
jazzma.hu
"Nishla Smith személyében egy nagyszerű hanggal megáldott énekesnőt ismertem meg, akiről biztos, hogy sokat fogunk még hallani!"
29 April 2022
News: Serious announce Take Five cohort
London Jazz News
"Serious are proud to announce the participants for the seventeenth edition of their prestigious talent development scheme Take Five"
16 March 2022
Review: 'Kes' The Guardian
The Guardian
★★★★ "All the while, Smith circles, the embodiment of the kestrel, under the precise movement direction of Jennifer Jackson. 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."
15 March 2022
Review: 'Kes' Reviews Hub
Reviews Hub
"Nishla Smith, ‘The Singer’, wanders in an ethereal manner around the stage mournfully singing delicate standards and serving as a symbol of hope."
15 March 2022
Review: 'Kes' Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
★★★★ "Nishla Smith's haunting, ethereal, voice is used sparsely. But the brevity and beauty of her singing interludes showers hope..."
15 March 2022
Review: 'Kes' Bolton News
Bolton News
★★★★ "The compelling trio on stage is completed by Nishia Smith as the singer who embodies the spirit of Kes and has a voice that will melt your heart."
15 March 2022
Review: 'Kes' North West End
North West End
★★★★ "Suffusing the entirety of the show is the presence of Nishla Smith. Her lilting musicality lifts this piece to an ethereal level..."
15 March 2022
Review: 'Kes' Manchester Theatres
Manchester Theatres
★★★★ "Nishla Smith’s haunting vocals were an absolute treat."
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