It’s World Book Day – have you read these Stagey titles?
Happy world book day! Sometimes I get sent theatre related books in the post and don’t get around to reading them all. So I thought what better way to celebrate World Book Day than to gather up some of the most recent additions to the book shelf and tell you all about them. This […]
Nominees announced for the Mousetrap Theatre Awards 2020
Nominations have been announced for the 9th annual Mousetrap Awards: the UK’s only theatre awards run by and for young people. Anyone aged 15-29 is invited to vote in these prestigious awards, and everyone who votes will be invited to join the winners and attend the red carpet ceremony at the Charing Cross Theatre on […]
What Is Theatre Etiquette?
I recently asked online for your top gripes when it comes to theatre etiquette – what can you really not tolerate happening around you when you are trying to watch a show that you have paid good money for a ticket to see? The top three bug-bears that came up time and time again were […]
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time returns to London and announces new UK&I tour
Back by popular demand, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will tour the UK and Ireland this Autumn. Curious Incident will also play for a limited 7 week run in London at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre (18 November 2020 – 10 January 2021) following the acclaimed run of War Horse in 2019. […]
Ex-Queen Maiya Quansah-Breed to join Marisha Wallace at the Arts Theatre
Maiya Quansah-Breed is to return to the scene of her triumphant run in hit musical SIX and join West End powerhouse Marisha Wallace on stage at London’s Arts Theatre. Maiya – who won rave reviews and a host of award nominations in the role of Catherine Parr in the modern retelling of the lives of […]
I went to see PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL – Big Fun. Huge!
I went to see Pretty Woman: The Musical last week at the Piccadilly Theatre and haven’t stopped thinking about it ever since. I went along with low expectations after hearing nothing but bad things about the Broadway production (which I didn’t see) which only ran for a year. But from the second the overture started […]
The life of legendary comedian Dan Leno to be celebrated at the Criterion Theatre
The amazing life and tragic demise of music hall legend Dan Leno is being celebrated in an unmissable production making its West End debut at the Criterion Theatre on Monday April 27 April 2020. Comedian, TV star and radio presenter Steve Royle stars as Dan Leno while comedy giant and music hall aficionado Roy Hudd OBE […]
If you don’t have anything nice to say nothing at all!
“If you don’t have anything nice to say about a show, don’t say anything at all” is a phrase which seems to keep popping up online and it makes me wonder when things changed? Eight years ago, when I started westendwilma.com, it was understood that a review of a show by a ‘critic’ (literally someone who’s […]
Sharon Sexton and Rob Fowler to reprise their roles on the UK tour of BAT OUT OF HELL – THE MUSICAL
Sharon Sexton (Sloane) and Rob Fowler (Falco) will reprise their roles in Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical when it heads out on a UK Tour later this year, alongside Glenn Adamson as Strat and Martha Kirby as Raven. At certain performances the role of Strat will be played by Samuel Pope. They are joined […]
West End Eurovision announce competing shows for 10th anniversary celebration
WEST END EUROVISION is back – and will celebrate its 10th anniversary – at the Adelphi Theatre on Sunday 19 April. ‘Come from Away’, ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’, ‘Les Miserables’, ‘Mamma Mia!’, ‘Mary Poppins’, ‘The Phantom of the Opera’, ‘The Prince of Egypt’ and ‘Wicked’ will be competing against each other – who wins – you […]