A Day In The Life Of … West End Wilma!
Some of you may remember a couple of years ago I started doing ‘A Day In The Life Of…’ features and asked theatre performers to document their day in pictures for everyone to see what they get up to. It’s been a while since I did one but I thought as yesterday was quite a […]
People, Places and Things to transfer to the Wyndhams Theatre after a sell out run at the National
Following a sell out run at the National Theatre’s Dorfman Theatre, People, Places and Things is set to transfer to the West End’s Wyndhams Theatre from 15 March 2016 for a three month run. The latest production from Headlong Theatre follows the success of the Olivier Award winning show The Nether and George Orwell’s 1984. […]
BLOG: To TweetSeat Or Not To TweetSeat: That Is The Question
Last night I was invited along to the Richmond Theatre to review Avenue Q and to try out the latest theatre blogging initiative #TweetSeats. Tweet Seats are usually allocated in the back row of the Stalls or Dress Circle so that there is no distraction to the people sitting behind you. Bloggers are invited in […]
WARNING: West End Wilma Stagey Tote Bags Are Being Unofficially Printed and Sold
This week I had a very interesting tweet from a man who sent me a photo of his new Stagey tote bag that he had bought from DressCircle.co.uk. Normally this would be a lovely message to receive but the problem is it wasn’t an official WestEndWilma.com product and had seemingly been replicated and sold. If […]
Is the standing ovation being devalued?
Is it just me or do standing ovations not mean the same thing as they used to? People say ‘the show got a standing ovation’ but did it really? The backwards domino effect means that if the person sitting in front of you decides to give a standing ovation then the people sitting behind them […]
Harry Potter and the two part stage play
Back in June 2015 it was announced that a new play based on the Harry Potter books would make its stage premiere next year at London’s Palace Theatre. Yesterday it was announced that the play will in fact be split into two separate shows. According to pottermore.com who have spoken to Harry Potter and the […]
West End Bares
Last night was the 2015 West End Bares charity show in aid of the Make A Difference Trust, raising money to support people living with HIV and Aids and their families. The Make A Difference Trust is a UK based charity with a vision of a world free from HIV and AIDS. Building on the […]
Wilma Visits The Audition Room To See What Goes On
Back in November 2014, Phil Wilmott published an article in the Stage called “my 10 golden rules of auditioning”, explaining what it is like for the audition panel and what you can do to make things run as easily as possible. Actress and Blogger Katie Brennan then replied with “my 10 golden rules for audition […]
Are West End Ticket Prices Ridiculous Or Are We Just Silly For Paying them?
Social media has gone crazy in the last 24 hours since the full cast was announced for this years family musical Elf, coming to the Dominion Theatre 24 October 2015 – 2 January 2016. The show, which made its debut last Christmas in Dublin will star Ben Forster and Kimberley Walsh. So why the uproar? […]
The Blogging Revolution
I started my blog three years ago, back in the summer of 69 (#joke, it was 2012). I don’t know why anyone started to read it and I still don’t really think anyone does (although my google analytics tell me otherwise). Now, it has grown and developed and I make a living from it. It’s […]