Olivier Awards 2017 – Thoughts and Predictions
This week the nominees were announced for the 2017 Olivier Awards which take place on 9 April 2017 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. In this video I take a look at some of the categories and talk about who I think should and will win on the day. I filmed this whole video […]
Did the OLIVIER AWARDS overlook one of THE GIRLS in their nominations?
Looking over the nominees again from yesterday’s Olivier Awards announcement, I have several thoughts and questions about them all swirling around in my brain but one in particular. The nominees for Best Actress In A Musical include all six leading ladies from Gary Barlow‘s new musical The Girls which opened at the Phoenix Theatre on […]
Lady Gaga to play Elphaba in the WICKED Movie … and other dream casting
Would Lady Gaga be the perfect person to play Elphaba in for upcoming movie adaption of Wicked? After being in the works for years, it has finally been announced that the movie adaptation of Wicked the Musical will be released in December 2018! In this V-log I take a look at who I think could […]
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 […]