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 […]
BLOG: Is celebrity casting ever a good thing?
Celebrities mean more people buy tickets, ticket sales mean a successful run of a show, a successful show keeps actors employed. This week saw the announcement that former England cricket captain, Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff will swap the cricket pitch to tread the boards in the world premiere of Kay Mellor’s Fat Friends – the Musical on […]
BLOG: A not so beautiful experience when shows close early
It is sad but West End shows close earlier than planned sometimes. The cost of putting on a show in a big London theatre is extortionate and if tickets aren’t selling as well as expected then it can be better for producers to cut their losses and close the show early, rather than continue to […]