“A unique mixture of theatre and movie-art.”
“24 Hours” Newspaper, on the film “The Paradoxalist”

“… a successful stage production… a prestigious presentation of our youngest professionals at the International Festival in Ales.”
“Pulse” Newspaper, on the production “Hyménées Modernes”

“Indisputable success… The harmony between notability of content and originality of form… evoked the wild applause of the audience and the high praise of the critics.”
“Youth” Newspaper, on the production “Hyménées Modernes”

“What provokes respect is the young director’s endeavor to master the complicated text. He succeeds in that. It is very clear, that he is able to organize the stage space, to build a complex mise-en-scene, to unite the separate elements of the theatre production and to subject them to his vision.”
“Theatre” Magazine, on the production “The Lark”

“The vigorous action, the vivid dialogue, and the delicate sense of humor create the specific atmosphere of the performance”
“Stepnoi Maiak” Newspaper, Kazakhstan, on the production “The Autumn of an Inquisitor”

“Together with his insistent care for the psychology and authentic life of the characters, [Peter Budevski] successfully uses, with a sense of measure, more abstract theatrical means to bring out distinctly notional accents”
“Theatre” Magazine, on the production “Dear Elena Sergeyevna”

“A good performance, sharp, dramatic, with outlined accents and pauses… a moving performance… a marvelous ensemble.”
“Spikes” Newspaper, on the production “Dear Elena Sergeyevna”

“The production provoked… ceaseless, even sometimes frantic laughter in the audience… The young talent of Peter Budevski is capable of building a complete scenic image of a production and attune the nature of his actors within it.”
“Theatre” Magazine, on the production “District Hospital”

“The director’s intention to strengthen the satiric and philosophical meaning of the play is commendable and deserves admiration.”
“September” Newspaper, on the production “District Hospital”

“The staging of “Mandate” is a step forward to the successful theatrical life of [theatre company] “Tear and Laughter”.
“Labor” Newspaper, on the production “Mandate”

“Mandate” of [theatre company] “Tear and Laughter” is a performance of the excellent directorial analysis”
“Continent” Newspaper, on the production of “Mandate”

“The creative provocation here is the skillful combination of the works of two world authors [Chekhov and Nabokov]… Director Peter Budevski has succeeded in translating the stage adaptation into a theatrical language in such a manner, that these distant situations provoke sensations regarding our life and our place in modern civilization.”
“21st Century” Newspaper, on the production “Ivanov, the Butterfly Hunter”

“The peculiar joke of the Free Theatre Company with this production turns into an unexpected and positive discovery, and speaks of serious creative explorations and deep professionalism… Budevski’s “Penniless” is a valuable artistic fact.”
“Literature Newspaper”, on the production “Penniless”

“The production… is simultaneously a sad and a piercing bell to our conscience – from yesterday, for today and tomorrow.”
“Culture” Newspaper, on the production “Hunt of a Small Codfish”

“The performance has been created with imagination and seductive vitality, and is charged with much passion and emotional spontaneity.”
“Literature Forum” Newspaper, on the production “Hunt of a Small Codfish”

“… the interweaving of different theatrical styles makes the production unique… The director possesses the qualities which I admire most: sense of humor, and sense of measure.”
“Literature Newspaper”, on the production “Invitation to a Beheading”

“Being a director with years of proven literary taste, now Budevski impresses everybody not only with the choice of the text, but with its stage realization as well… There is a theatrical magic in the production.”
“Literature Forum” Newspaper, on the production “Invitation to a Beheading”

“The author of the production, Peter Budevski, has chosen, in my opinion, the only possible way for staging of the text… This type of scenic demonstration is bound to the Brechtian project of “epic theatre”… To me this strategy is more than successful.”
“Democracy” Newspaper, on the production “Invitation to a Beheading”

“This exceptionally expressive production keeps in high tension the breathless audience up to the very end… With certainty “Twelfth Night”, directed by Peter Budevski, is the greatest challenge of the theatrical season.”
“Culture” Newspaper, on the production “Twelfth Night”

“The performance is both inspired and professional… to the delight of the public”
“Echoes” Newspaper, on the production “Twelfth Night”

“… a brilliant sense of humor from the director Peter Budevski…”
“Labor” Newspaper, on the production “Twelfth Night”

“Budevski’s performance is saturated with a lot of laughter… The witty and vivid Shakespearean text feels alive in the game-like style and the genre of the performance.”
“Capital” Newspaper, on the production “Twelfth Night”

“… an extraordinary successful premiere!”
“Sofia at Night” Newspaper, on the production “Twelfth Night”

“Through this production the well-known comedy begins to sparkle with new bright colors… full of inventiveness and distinguished by a fresh modern vision.”
“24 Hours” Newspaper, on the production “Twelfth Night”

“… an original and modern reading… The production of director Peter Budevski turns with inspiration the well-known classic characters and the painfully familiar plot into a swift comic cascade, teeming with artistic inventions”
“168 Hours” Newspaper, on the production “Twelfth Night”