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 […]
Should we insist that a percentage of people cast in theatrical productions be of colour?
It has hit the news that actress Mazz Murray has been told she can’t perform a song from the show Dreamgirls at an upcoming concert at the Royal Albert Hall because it is ‘not appropriate’ for a white woman to sing a song traditionally sung by a black woman. Yesterday we saw uproar online with […]
StageCon labelled a ‘Con’ by angry musical theatre fans
For the first time ever in the UK, StageCon, a convention for theatre fans throughout the UK and Europe, will be held over the weekend of 3 & 4 November at Shoreditch Town Hall in London. But theatre fans are confused by the high ticket price and lack of information about the event. The weekend […]
Backstage with … Alice Fearn – podcast out today!
Alice Fearn is playing one of the most sought after and iconic roles in Musical Theatre today – the green witch Elphaba in Wicked. Alice, who joined the show as a standby in 2016, has gone on to play the role full time for the past twelve months and is referred to by many as […]
A negative review isn’t necessarily a bad thing… is it?
Last week, one of my reviewers went to see a new musical production called Broken Wings which has a short run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London’s West End. I have heard the concept recording and thought it was wonderful but as for the actual production my reviewer didn’t love it as much as […]
Must see shows this Summer
I live in Paris these days (did I mention that before?!) and so am only back in London every now and again and so with my next trip looming, I am starting to look at what shows I want to see whilst I’m there. I thought it would be fun to give you some of […]
