REVIEW: LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS (N16 Theatre) ★★★★
LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS is a comedy review played out by five gloriously energetic, crazy, young performers. It contains (as they say on television) scenes of a sexual nature and mild’ish bad language and is all the better for it. Georgia Wilkinson’s impression of a cupboard should be a part of the curriculum of every […]
REVIEW: THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN (Barons Court Theatre) ★★
An undisputed staple in the contemporary theatre repertoire, the works of Bertolt Brecht have endured the last 70 or so years due to their timeless themes and exploration of moral relativism and social construct. The Good Person of Szechwan forces us to question what actually makes someone a ‘good person’ and explores the delicate balance […]
REVIEW: RUBBER RING (The Pleasance) ★★★★
Rubber Ring is the debut play by Norfolk playwright James McDermott. It’s produced by Velvet Trumpet, a company that aim to present work exploring unexamined lives, championing the work of those we don’t usually see on stage. This tale of growing up in Norfolk is exactly that. McDermott explains, “Rural LGBT stories were rarely represented […]
REVIEW: THE GLENN MILLER STORY (Sunderland Empire) ★★★★
Tommy Steele made his stage debut at Sunderland Empire on 5th November 1956, a month before his 20th birthday. So it seems fitting he should celebrate his 60 years in the business performing at the Empire in the Glenn Miller Story. It’s a difficult review to write because all the single elements of the show […]
REVIEW: KING LEAR (Old Vic) ★★★
This past year, with the celebration of Shakespeare’s 400th birthday, has seen many a production of King Lear. Even with the production at the Old Vic, there is also another running at the Barbican at the very same time. But with the much anticipated return of Glenda Jackson to the stage, the Shakespeare celebrations seem […]
West End Wilma Charity Single – out now!
West End Wilma presents The 2016 Wilma Awards Charity Single “NO AWARDS FOR YOU” A song for bad losers everywhere In aid of the National Autistic Society Available for digital download now on Itunes and Amazon and other good music download sites Based on the song ‘Tell Me It’s Not True’ from the Musical Blood Brothers Lyrics […]
INTERVIEW: Victoria Hamilton-Barritt has Tea With Wilma chatting about MURDER BALLAD
You have performed in some amazing shows so far in your career. What have been some of your highlights? Paul Kerryson cast me as Louise/Gypsy in the Curve production of GYPSY. It was an incredible time and an incredible production. What a journey I went on in that show, I feel so lucky. Also, creating […]
2016 Wilma Awards Winners
On Friday 4th November 2016, the Wilma Awards took place at the Hippodrome Casino celebrating the best theatre from the past twelve months. https://youtu.be/6TKiKw5sxNY Best West End Musical (Sponsored by TodayTix) Guys and Dolls (Phoenix Theatre)Kinky Boots (Adelphi Theatre)Funny Girl (Savoy Theatre) Best West End Play (Sponsored by Curtain Call) People, Places and Things (Wyndham’s Theatre)Nell […]
Panto season announced around the UK
Beginning this month, a host of stars from the world of entertainment will light up the stages in twenty four towns and cities around the UK for this year’s Qdos Entertainment pantomime season. From Aberdeen to Plymouth, over 60 well-known actors, comedians and entertainers will lead the casts of the nation’s favourite pantomimes in theatres […]
BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL announced UK Tour for 2017
A national tour of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL will open at the Bradford Alhambra on 9 September 2017. More tour dates below with full tour schedule, dates and casting to be announced soon. www.beautifulmusical.co.uk/tour. The London production continues to play at the Aldwych Theatre where Carole King […]