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 […]
Dear (Trolls of) Evan Hansen
Tony Award winner Ben Platt and star of the hottest musical on Broadway right now Dear Evan Hansen is the latest performer to be trolled on social media because theatre goers seem to think that the price of their ticket also includes a meet and greet with the stars after the show at stage door. […]
Critics and Bloggers divided on The Wind In The Willows
The Wind in the Willows opened at the London Palladium last night and there has been an interesting divide in opinions between ‘Critics’ and ‘Bloggers’ when it comes to opinions on the show. The Stage, The Evening Standard, The Telegraph and The Times all gave it just 2* and Whats On Stage and the Guardian […]
Check out these amazing pictures from WEST END LIVE!
The 2017 West End Live festival took place this weekend, giving people the chance to see segments of the majority of London’s West End theatre shows over the course of two days. Shows from Annie to The Phantom of the Opera, Wicked and even Stomp, took to the stage to give audiences a taste of […]
