PARK THEATRE hold first ever Dementia Friendly Performance
Park theatre take the next step in making theatre accessible to all people. The latest show at the Park Theatre, Killing Time, deals with the subject of loss of self and identity and shows how we cope with terminal illness and death amongst loved ones. This week saw the first ever Dementia Friendly performance at […]
A heartwarming love story which began at the theatre
If you’re lucky, you’ll be able to close your eyes and remember evenings at the theatre which have changed your life. For me, the show that changed my life was Labels and the evening in question was the 7th April 2016. I was lost in a dark corner of Stratford, on my way to review […]
Watch exclusive footage from Gary Barlow’s new theatre production THE GIRLS
Gary Barlow‘s new musical THE GIRLS opened at London’s Phoenix Theatre on Tuesday 21 February 2017 and I was there to check it out! The Girls is a musical based on the true story of a group of women from the Yorkshire Women’s Institute who made a calendar to raise money to buy a couch […]
Theatre Etiquette: The girls who ruined THE GIRLS
Yet another blog about theatre etiquette As I sit down this morning, with a cup of tea, ready to start the day, I should be reflecting on last night’s glorious press night for Gary Barlow’s new musical THE GIRLS. Sadly, I have other things, more pressing on my mind that I need to get off […]
KINKY BOOTS – Understudy Paul Ayres takes on the role of Charlie Price
2017 is the year that I plan to do my best to bring understudies to the forefront of theatre. If I can get to see a show when an understudy is performing, then I intend to write about it because it can be a thankless task, for a performer to take on a leading role […]
Trying SEEDLIP – a new alternative to alcohol
Seedlip is a range of the world’s first distilled non-alcoholic spirits based on the distilled non-alcoholic remedies from The Art of Distillation written in 1651 and now re-purposed to pioneer a new category of drinks to solve the ‘what to drink when you’re not drinking dilemma’. After being exclusively stocked in Selfridges for a while, […]
Hi, my name is Ed but you can call me Wilma
Today marks the fifth anniversary of when the idea of West End Wilma was born and I decided this was the perfect time to tell you all the truth about who I am. Back in 2012, my friend (who calls me Wilma) suggested I start a blog and so I did and I called it […]
SCHOOL OF ROCK: Understudy Joel Montague takes on the role of Dewey Finn
Based on the 2003 film starring Jack Black, SCHOOL OF ROCK is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s first rock musical since the 1971 smash hit Jesus Christ Superstar. The show premiered on Broadway in 2015 and made its UK premiere at the New London Theatre in November 2016. David Finn plays the role of Dewey and I […]
Gender swapping at ALADDIN
Based on the 1992 Disney film and featuring a mixture of new music and classic songs, Aladdin tells the story of a down on his luck boy called Aladdin who lives on the streets. When he bumps into a beautiful girl called Jasmine he falls immediately for her, unaware that she is a Princess who […]
KINKY BOOTS – Understudy Craig Thomas takes on the role of Lola
2017 is the year that I plan to do my best to bring understudies to the forefront of theatre. If I can get to see a show when an understudy is performing, then I intend to write about it because it can be a thankless task, for a performer to take on a leading role […]
