If anything, Mulgrew succeeded in lightening and sharpening the novel’s social and psychological perceptions, especially concerning its critique of commercialism…….. I feel that Brown himself would have appreciated and admired this production 
Raymond Ross, The Scotsman

Against the odds, Communicado has succeeded in turning the tale of the dour and horrible Gourlay family into as effective a piece of theatre as you could wish to see, full of colourful, larger than life characters, ingeniously staged and choreographed for a cast of six, and accompanied throughout by superb, jangly, original music 
Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman

the remarkable duo of Pickavance and Mulgrew….Like a kind of clowning Greek chorus, they played Provost, Deacon, school bullies, drunken students, trombone, saxophone, and every kind of low, broad and high comedy imaginable. As an ensemble, Communicado were polished and professional, and if on their next visit they choose to perform the Highlands and Islands Telephone Directory, I, for one, will queue for tickets

Andro Linklater, The Ullapool News

Barbie, Brown’s imaginary late nineteenth century Scottish township, seethes into watchful, back-biting life with such thrust and vigour, it is hard to accept that there are only six actors in this new Scottish company…..No wonder the company has been asked to extend their tour – they are at Glasgow’s Tron tomorrow and Wednesday
Mary Brennan, Glasgow Herald

The House with Green Shutters (1983, revived 1989)
'. . . renowned command of stagecraft and presentational invention . . . raucous tunes, ribald songs and a graphic, often emotionally dramatic, account . . .' Observer.
House with the Green Shutters (adapted Mulgrew), BBC Scotland 1989