1888 (15/6/11) - Elizabeth Paul

"Matthew Ibbotson’s amazing operatic voice gives depth to his dual role as a pathologist and as Jack Pizer, a.k.a. Leather Apron, a Jewish bootmaker..."

1888 (19/6/11) - Ed Nightingale

"Matthew Ibbotson's voice shone"

1888 (11/6/11) - Howard Loxton

"Matthew Ibbotson as East-End cobbler Jack Pizer, arrested as a Ripper suspect, shows us a confident heavyweight turning to jelly in "I'm not to blame"."

1888 (11/6/11) - Tracey Sinclair

"Matthew Ibbotson and Steph Parry both do sterling double duty as both society couple and, respectively, Murder Suspect and Social Reformer."

L’Etoile (2/7/08) – Glyn Pursglove

"Inevitably, it is in the lower voices that student companies are often least convincing, but in Matthew Ibbotson (as Hérrison de Porc Épic) this company was fortunate to have a singer who could carry the lines Chabrier wrote for him with confidence and fair resonance."

Trinity College Musical Theatre Competition (25/6/07) – Eleri Beynon

"Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama student Matthew Ibbotson won second prize having greatly impressed the judges by the quality of his phrasing and “glorious voice”.  Matthew, who is originally from Yorkshire, is a member of the choir Serendipity and ONLY MEN ALOUD."