Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome announce Seyi Omooba will no longer be a part of THE COLOR PURPLE after homophobia backlash
On Friday last week, a Facebook post was drawn to my attention from Seyi Omooba, who that day had been cast in The Color Purple, to play an LGBT role. The statement, from five year’s ago expressed her belief that homosexuality was wrong. This caused massive debate online about whether or not she should be […]
Should your social media following help you get a role in the West End?
There has been a lot of talk recently about whether actors should be asked to include their social media following on their CV, when applying for a role. Some performers already do this as a matter of course and so should it become the ‘norm’ and should it make a difference whether an actor gets […]
THE COLOR PURPLE actress says “I do not believe homosexuality is right” despite being cast in LGBTQ role
It was announced today that actress Oluwaseyi Omooba will play the lead role of Celie in the upcoming Curve Leicester and Birmingham Hippodrome production of The Color Purple. Her 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 (Bristol […]
Backlash from actors against competition to be the face of the new Virgin Trains ‘talking toilet’
This week, Virgin Trains launched a competition online for a chance to become the new voice of their onboard talking toilets. “Our talking toilets are famous, and now you could be too! We’re looking for up to five people to become the new voice of our toilets. To help you with your audition we’ve enlisted […]
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie … merchandise!
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is the hottest show in the West End right now – literally everybody is talking about it! I went to see the show last week with my mum and the current cast with Layton Williams, Hayley Tamaddon and Shane Richie is the best it’s ever been! I was looking at the […]
Is THRILLER LIVE doomed to close in the West End?
Thriller Live – the Michael Jackson tribute show, opened in London’s West End in January 2009, six months before the unexpected death of the King Of Pop. In March 2019, shortly after Thriller Live opened, Michael Jackson announced his last ever concert tour in the UK but three weeks before the show’s were due to […]
Most inspirational women in UK theatre today
It’s International Women’s Day and so we want to celebrate who we consider to be some of the most inspirational women in UK theatre right now. At just twenty six years old, Carrie Hope Fletcheris one of the most influential young theatre performers, YouTubers and Authors around. At the age of nine she made her […]
Should a ‘puppet’ have been used to portray an ‘autistic child’ in ALL IN A ROW?
I am a big supporter of Autism charities, campaigning for there to be more ‘Relaxed Performances’ of theatre shows, so that people of all abilities can experience the magic of theatre. So when I heard about #puppetgate online, I was immediately intrigued. A huge backlash circulated on social media toward the play All In A […]
A Princess Called Isabelle #RareDiseaseDay
1 in 20 of us will live with a rare disease at some point in our lives. However, there is no cure for the majority of rare diseases and many go undiagnosed. Rare Disease Day (which is today) helps to improve knowledge amongst the general public of rare diseases, while encouraging researchers and decision makers […]
Love Island’s Amber Davies hits back at online hater for suggesting she is “not a real West End performer”
Last week, 9 To 5 the Musical performer Rhiane Drummond tweeted about how she was the Understudy to Love Island’s Amber Davies and the first person of colour to perform this role. She said “for two performances on Thursday 21st Feb I played the role of Judy Bernly in the Original West End Cast of 9 […]