Is it ever ok to ‘heckle’ at the theatre?
The Rocky Horror Show has a separate script online, which shows fans different lines they can shout-out from the audience during certain moments of the show, to make it more of an interactive time for hardcore lovers that come back again and again to see it. Also, in pantomime, there are several moments we all […]
I’m quitting social media – FOR EVER
We are living in a frustrating time, where we share our uninformed opinions on social media, sometimes with no real context to back up what we are saying. It is particularly frustrating for me, as a blogger, when people miss the point of what I am writing about because they only read the first half […]
Audience member gives boyfriends a “hand” during BIG THE MUSICAL performance
Back in 2015 I wrote a blog about a very strange experience I had, sitting in the front of of the show Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown. It was more a case of ‘woman on the verge of an orgasm’ for me as the very drunk man and woman sitting next to […]
Actress Seyi Omooba breaks silence on alleged homophobia saying “I don’t see why what I said was offensive”
In March 2019, it was announced that actress Seyi Omooba would play the lead role of Celie in the Curve Leicester and Birmingham Hippodrome production of The Color Purple. Seyi’s theatre credits include Hadestown (National Theatre); Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors (Regent’s Park); Martha in Spring Awakening (Hope Mill Theatre) and Tilly in Junkyard […]
Celebrities should feel NO SHAME in taking West End theatre roles
There’s been some pretty harsh comments coming out over the past few days about YouTube/Strictly star Joe Sugg joining the cast of Waitress in the West End. People saying that he should be ashamed of himself for taking the role, when it could have gone to a trained actor instead. I think this is a really […]
A response to the DOGFIGHT review backlash
The beauty of theatre is that it is subjective. People take different things from a show. Some people love West Side Story, others hate it and that’s ok. So despite my giving a previous production of Dogfight 4* in 2014, I accept that other people (like the reviewer who covered this show for me) may […]
I went on a date … with a girl
I’m pretty open minded when it comes to love. I’m not hetrophobic and think if a man and a woman want to be together then they should be and it’s no one else’s business but there own. I’m a happily partnered homosexual but when I went to see a comedy show called Lobster at the […]
How mobile phones have revolutionised the way we buy theatre tickets
Mobile phones have become a key part in how we buy tickets for theatre shows in recent years. Even more so now, with the likes of TodayTix who hold daily lotteries and rush ticket programmes, enabling users to get discount tickets at a single click. You can select the show you want to see, press […]
Shows I’m looking forward to at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
I can’t believe the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival begins next week! I’ll be up there for a week 5-12 August, running around seeing as many shows as I can. I have a huge list of shows I am hoping to see but I wanted to let you know about a handful (well, 13) that I […]
Should ticket buyers have the right to be upset if an understudy is performing?
The six-time Tony Award winning musical, The Light In The Piazza, is currently playing a three week limited season at London’s Southbank Centre. The show stars Grammy Award winner Renee Fleming and Disney actress Dove Cameron, alongside a stellar West End cast. Last week, the Southbank Centre tweeted “Due to the indisposition of Dove Cameron […]