- "Nikolaus Lehnhoff's exceptionally beautiful staging, magically lit by Robin Carter..."
- Tristan und Isolde, The Telegraph 7th August 2009
- "Excently designed by Robin Carter"
- Devil's Advocate, The Guardian 14th November 2005
- "The magic is supported by Robin Carter's beautiful lighting design"
- Twelfth Night, Essex Chronicle 11th March 2005
- "...lit by Robin Carter to look like a fading Rembrandt oil painting"
- Brief Lives, Evening Standard 24th March 1998
- "...scenes which come across as film-noir vignettes."
- Giovanni's Room, Daily Mail 2nd August 1996