| MONOTONES | Mar & Apr 99 |
| "Ashton's magical Monotones with Bussell starring ... her sleek appearance, gleamingly white-tighted with spearing leg-extensions in vertical splits produced gasps of delight" | David Dougill
Sunday Times
7 Mar 99 |
| "It had to be Darcey Bussell who was winched up mast-like on to one toe, the other leg clasped vertically to her forehead, to be revolved slowly like a figure on a cake. Stunning" | Jenny Gilbert
Independent on Sunday
7 Mar 99 |
| "Ashon's Monotones seems to be all leg. And who better than Bussell, with her voluptuous extensions, to plunge into those almighty arabesques?" | Debra Craine
The Times
9 Mar 99 |
| "Darcey Bussell's long, poised lines folded and stretched beautifully in the plastique of the second trio" | Nadine Meisner
The Independent
9 Mar 99 |
| "The perfectly-crafted choreography was gloriously etched within its classical frame by Bussell" | Emma Manning
The Stage
25 Mar 99 |
| "The lavishness of her movements and phrasing made it a lovely performance" | Zoe Anderson
Dancing Times
Apr 99 |
| MR WORLDLY WISE | Nov 98 |
| "Tharp built the ballet around three of the Royal's most individual talents ... Darcey Bussell was still glamour personified last weekend" | Louise Levene
Sunday Telegraph
1 Nov 98 |
| "Bussell extracts everything that is possible to draw from the role of Mistress Truth-on-Toe" | Emma Manning
The Stage
5 Nov 98 |
| "... brilliant dancing by Darcey Bussell ..." | Barbara Newman
Country Life
12 Nov 98 |
| RAYMONDA ACT III | Nov 98 |
| "Raymonda needed Darcey Bussell to give us a sense of occasion" | Debra Craine
The Times
4 Nov 98 |
| "... the last act of Raymonda with Darcey Bussell on admirable form in her solo, grand in manner, delicious in clarity" | Clement Crisp
Financial Times
4 Nov 98 |
| "Darcey Bussell was magnetic - both commanding and laced with nuance. Nothing could be more exciting than seeing the superb Igor Zelensky hoist her into the air like a blazing star at the end of one arm" | Ismene Brown
The Daily Telegraph
5 Nov 98 |
