'. the book that I most eagerly awaited in 2011 . based like its predecessors on heroic research in the archives of the Lord Chamberlain's Department (the part of the Royal Household which controlled theatrical censorship until 1968).' 'Nicholson is a scholar who writes with lucidity, wit, humane intelligence and grace of mind.  There is no jargon in his pages, but much glorious hilarity.' 'Nicholson's series ought to be mandatory reading for historians and biographers interested in twentieth-century England. [.] The quotations in this book are a gold mine for other writers.

'(Richard Davenport-Hines, The Times Literary Supplement, December 2011) 'Nicholson's volumes are unique in their objective and especially their richness of research material. As such, his Censorship of British Drama represents an unsurpassed source of reference for theatre historians.' '.this new volume stands out in the realm of theatre history because it allows a precise understanding of the people behind the office, a human factor which completes Nicholson's exhaustive investigation of the workings of the Lord Chamberlain's practice of censorship'(Studies in Theatre and Performance, May 2013, Vol. 33, Issue 2) '.fascinating and revealing information about the day-to-day operation of this astonishingly long-lived institution.' 'Nicholson's impressively detailed analysis of these sources is an outstanding scholarly endeavour. Meticulous yet eminently readable, the collections offers a nuanced and detailed study of the system.

' '.this extraordinary piece of scholarship.' (Helen Freshwater,Theatre Notebook, 67.1, 2013, ).