If you can’t do 8 shows a week, should you be given the job at all?
Patricia Routledge, most famously known for her television role as Hyacinth Bucket in the 90’s television sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, made a rare appearance at the Mercury Theatre in Colchester last night to chat to Edward Seckerson about her extensive stage career. According to reports, Patricia took the opportunity to express her disappointment in how […]
Can a UK Touring show survive without celebrity casting?
People love to complain about celebrity casting in theatre shows and how actors train for years to be able to do the job that some people are plonked in to, just because they have been on TV but can a production survive without a name… especially on tour? Back in 2010, the Monty Python musical […]
These are a few of my favourite fringe
I went up to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at the beginning of August for a week and since I’ve been back in London I’ve barely had a moment to think! But now I’ve found a quiet few moments, I wanted to tell you about some of the best shows I saw at the festival, so […]
Could Frozen the Musical possibly fail at the box office?
The next big musical to hit the stage is undoubtedly Frozen which is set to open on Broadway in February 2018 following a try out run in Denver, which has just begun. It is set to be a huge success, following the box office smash film which opened in cinemas in 2013. So will the […]
BLOG: Should critics be given free press tickets to review shows?
I sat down and wrote the following blog this morning and then, as sometimes happens, decided not to publish it. I felt it could lead to giving the wrong impression and end up sounding like I was having a bit of a moan when I have no right to. However, having seen an article online […]
GUEST BLOG: Theatre Producer Katy Lipson on what it takes to produce a show
Young producer ARIA ENTERTAINMENT’s KATY LIPSON is currently producing the musical theatre festival FROM PAGE TO STAGE (FPTS), Yank! (Charing Cross Theatre), The Addams Family (UK National Tour), Hair (The Vaults) and The Toxic Avenger (Edinburgh Festival and Arts Theatre) as well as PIPPIN and LITTLE WOMEN (Hope Mill Theatre). Being a theatre producer is […]
GUEST BLOG: Broken Chair Theatre Company on what it means to be ‘Masculine’
My name is Jak Gray and I work for Broken Chair, a physically-expressive theatre company. We create poor decisions and beautiful moments with people, movement and chairs, take pride in our lack of hierarchy (we have no director) and we want our mistakes to be unforgettable. We have been creating new work since late 2015, […]
Wilma’s Top Picks For The Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017
It’s that time of the year again where I’ve been ripping apart the Edinburgh Fringe Festival show catalogue, trying to piece together a schedule of what shows to see whilst I’m up there in August. With so many different shows happening throughout the month, people have been asking me what I recommend and what I’m […]
BLOG: One person’s trash is another person’s treasure
I say it a lot but I’ll say it again. The beauty of theatre is that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure (I’m not sure I can say ‘man’ anymore in this PC world we live in). Reviews can vary drastically for show’s, there are those who love and those who loathe the same […]
Some people shouldn’t use social media… for the sake of their career
‘Fame’ isn’t for everyone. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, some people shouldn’t use social media. I won’t mention names here (because no doubt it will lead to a massive trolling to my social media channels if I do) but yet again, a semi-well known actor from the past few years has unleashed […]