Four apps every theatregoer must have on their phone
There is a smartphone app for almost everything these days. The world’s population has certainly become obsessed with all things apps, using a variety of them on a daily basis to perform a wide selection of tasks. Some people use apps to find the best places to eat in huge city’s like New York, while […]
Will Beetlejuice the Musical transfer to the West End?
Beetlejuice the Musical needs to come to London’s West End and this is my petition to make it happen! Telling the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager obsessed with the whole “being dead thing.” Lucky for Lydia, her new house is haunted by a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a delightful demon […]
Is social distancing being removed in theatres from May?
I am so confused about when theatre may or may not return to some kind of normality. And producers aren’t really helping us to understand their thought processes on the new government roadmap – they are just putting tickets on sale from various dates and leaving the general public scratching their heads wondering what on […]
Christmas theatre hopefuls have tickets cancelled and feel ‘out-priced’ with alternative options
When the new Government Restrictions were announced last week for Tiers 1, 2 and 3 across England, a spanner was thrown in the works for some West End shows, who had been doing all they could to reopen at a limited capacity this Christmas. With new limitations specifying that indoor performances can have a maximum […]
Support the Arts Industry by buying from our Christmas Gift Guide
When the first lockdown happened in March 2020, the Arts industry was hit hard, and nine months later, things are still looking bleak for many. Lots of creative people have set up small businesses (some of which existed before) and I wanted to shine a light on some of the best ones I’ve found. So […]
Theatre-goers feel ‘Scrooged’ by ticket options at Dominion Theatre
It was announced last week that Brian Conley will star as Ebenezer Scrooge this Christmas, as an exciting new, musical staged concert of Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent’s A Christmas Carol will play a strictly limited season at the Dominion Theatre in London. Performances are due to run from Monday 7 December 2020 to […]
Broadway’s Tony Awards nominations revealed (and it’s a bit of a shambles)
Last week, the nominations for the 74th Tony Awards were announced, celebrating the best of Broadway’s theatre community. “Jagged Little Pill” – the musical based on the hit album from 1995 by Alanis Morissette – leads the nominations with fifteen in total. “Moulin Rouge” follows closely with fourteen and “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical” and […]
Nimax Theatres pave the way forward for socially distanced ticketing
Social Distancing has been the dreaded buzz word of 2020 and it doesn’t sound like we are going to hear less of it for quite a while yet. The good news is that live, indoor theatre has been allowed to reopen, providing Covid-Secure measures are put in place to ensure groups are seated at least […]
I went to the theatre – but did it feel safe?
Back in July 2020, Andrew Lloyd Webber opened the doors of the London Palladium to show the UK Government that it was possible for theatres to reopen their doors by implementing safety measures like temperature checks, one way walking systems and social distanced seating. Since then, theatres have been allowed to reopen their doors, providing […]
Will Theatre Criticism Change In A Post-Covid World?
The Theatre industry has been badly hit by the Coronavirus pandemic since March 2020, when the country went in to lock down and all theatres had to close their doors. Indoor performances have just been allowed to recommence, after five months of darkness. But with social distancing measures still having to be in place, the […]