Did you see EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE perform on BBC Children In Need?
On Friday night, the cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie performed on BBC Children In Need, helping to raise money for projects in the UK which focus on children and young people who are disadvantaged. Children In Need support small and large organisations which empower children and extend their life choices. This year, in just one […]
Current KINKY BOOTS cast shunned from special live performance?
Last night it was announced that later this month, original cast members of the London production of Kinky Boots, Matt Henry and Killian Donnelly, will return to the West End show for three performance that will be filmed for a future worldwide screening. But whilst the majority of Kinky Boots fans are excitedly scurrying around […]
Reflecting on the 2018 West End Wilma Awards (plus photos and videos)
Was it really a whole week ago that we held the 5th West End Wilma Awards?! I am only just starting to process the whole thing now I am back home in Paris and can enjoy some time to breathe. The Wilma Awards takes at least six months of planning and so it is a […]
Are theatregoers ‘entitled’ to get autographs after a seeing a show?
Earlier this week, someone posted a photo online of a sign outside of the Gielgud Theatre, saying that Patti LuPone and Rosalie Craig would not be coming out of the stage door between the matinee and the evening performance and that if people wanted autographs, they could leave their items at the stage door to […]
BLOG: Chicago, Cupcakes and Cruising
I’m sure I’ve been here before, promising that from now on I will write a weekly blog of everything goes on in ‘Wilma World’ should any of you care to know what’s going on. But if I have said it before and failed at keeping it up, I apologise and will try harder. I’m still […]
BLOG: Where has StageCon gone?
Just over a month ago, there was a big announcement that London’s first ever theatre convention, StageCon would take place on 3 & 4 November 2018 at Shoreditch Town Hall. The website promised ‘a packed programme of live performances, cast reunions, discussions, exclusive previews, workshops, panels, meet and greets, games, singalongs, showcases (and much more!)’ […]
Is regional theatre becoming more expensive than the West End?
Next month, I am setting sail on the Stages – musical theatre cruise for four days with the likes of Michael Ball, Beverley Knight, Collabro, John Owen Jones and many more incredible performers on board. Departing from Southampton, I noticed that the current touring production of Wicked is playing there at the same time and […]
Has blogging diluted the importance of the theatre journalism?
In the last seven years, since I started westendwilma.com, there has been a huge influx of theatre blogs come and go. I wasn’t the first and I knew I wouldn’t be the last. I just wanted to share my thoughts on theatre with who ever should want to read it. But I do wonder sometimes […]
The problem with Strictly Ballroom the Musical
Last night I finally got a chance to see Strictly Ballroom the Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre in London. If I’m honest, I had been avoiding it for as long as possible as the idea of a ballroom inspired musical wasn’t an appealing thought. But boy was I wrong. It is actually one of the […]
BLOG: I’ll Cover You – an open letter to theatre websites (Can You Feel The Love Tonight)
Having worked in the corporate world for fifteen years, I am more than used to dealing with competitiors. But when moving in to the theatre industry six years ago, I thought things would be different. I thought it would be a community of people who are in it for the love of theatre and not […]