'Other performances of note are that of Joanna Hickman and Oliver Hume. Hickman impressively switches between the irritatingly virginal Lucy; a lustful vampette brazenly dropping to the floor baring teeth and hissing; and backseat role of cellist.'

Kathleen Hall, Whatsonstage

'Joanna Hickman's Lucy is also a nice young gal, with a brief but dangerous vicious moment when she bares her teeth in her vampire transformation'


Howard Loxton, The British Theatre Guide 

'Alex Loveless's musical adaptation of Bram Stoker's vampire classic has one really excellent
sequence. In life, Lucy (Joanna Hickman) is a bit of a pallid simperer. Vampirisation brings about a dramatic improvement: when Van Helsing digs up her coffin to cut off her head, in place of Arthur Holmwood's insipid old fiancée he discovers an alluring, fully-fledged femme fatale.'

Robert Shore, Time Out

Merrily We Roll Along:

'Joanna Hickman's sweetly trusting Beth turns spiteful, agonised avenger in the wake of Frank's infidelity.' 
Sam Marlowe, The Times
 
'At one point, Beth plays the cello as if she is sawing off her husband's head.'
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

 
'And Joanna Hickman's Beth makes the most of her transition from wronged wife back to gutsy aspiring young star.'
Judi Herman, WhatsOnStage
 

'At the same time, the performance of the night in some ways is Joanna Hickman's Beth, here holding a cello almost bigger than she is and attired in a virginal, bridal white as if in constant rebuke to the Franklin who flung her aside for Rebecca Jackson's predatory, flaming-haired Gussie.'

Matt Wolf, Theater News Online , http://www.theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/THEIRTIME.cfm

Sweeney Todd reviews:

'....other eye-catching performances include blonde Joanna Hickman as a Du Pre-like, cello-playing Johanna, and Gemma Page on clarinet as a stooping Beggar Woman like Mrs Overall from Acorn Antiques'

The Stage, 15/2/06, http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/11590/sweeney-todd

'Outstanding was Joanna Hickman as Sweeney's long lost daughter Johanna'

Manchester Confidential, 20/03/2006,

 http://www.manchesterconfidential.com/index.asp?Sessionx=IpqiNw7jNwOrIpqiNwF6IHqi

Peter Pan reviews:

'Justine Koos, however, is a tough, touslehaired Peter, Joanna Hickman a sweet Wendy'

Charles Spencer, The Daily Telegraph, December 2004,

www.telegraph.co.uk/.../arts/2004/12/09/btpeter09.xml&sSheet=/arts/2004/12/09/ixartleft.html

'The entire cast showcases its musical and acting talent... As Wendy, Joanna Hickman enchants with her naive smiles and sweet songs'

Jon Lewis, Newbury Weekly News, December 2004

(Both reviews can be found at http://www.newburytheatre.co.uk/archive/200412f.htm

Into the Woods

'..while Joanna Hickman was a feisty Little Red, refusing to be fazed by a lascivious wolf'

Newbury News, 5/8/04 http://www.lhi.org.uk/docs/Page_2_5_aug.pdf

Putting It Together

'It's nigh impossible to single anyone out in this word-perfect, pitch perfect production - extremely likeable performers Joanna Hickman, Hannah Whittingham, Matt Woodgate, Christopher Berry and Al Brookshaw all have luscious voices, they move well, raise the spirits with the comedy numbers, tear at the heartstrings with the sadder songs, and I can't remember the last show in which there was so much smouldering (especially in the sexy Bang - grrrrrrrr doesn't begin to cover it)...

The cast of this show have the audience in the palm of their hands from the start and never let go'

The Scotsman, 13/08/04

http://www.edinburgh-festivals.com/reviews.cfm?id=930692004&genre=Musical 

CSSD showcase:

'There are, however, a few notable solo spots for Joanna Hickman, grabbing Miss Marmelstein from I Can Get it for you Wholesale and making it her own'

Mark Shenton, The Stage, 30/04/2004

http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/1896/central-school-of-speech-drama-ma-acting

More reviews to come....