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 […]
WICKED UK makes worldwide history
Yesterday, actress Natasha Ferguson became the first person in worldwide history to play all three witches in Wicked the Musical. Natasha, who was the 1st cover Nessarose and Elphaba on the UK & Ireland Tour, joined the London production as maternity cover for Carina Gillespie (Nessarose) but left the production on 22 February 2020 when Carina returned […]
Are we afraid to talk about Mental Health for fear of looking less professional?
This week, I recorded a radio show for mensradiostation.com about ‘Healthy Acting’ with host Tim McArthur who talks to people in the creative industry about their mental health. If you’ve got an hour to spare and want to find out more about my mental health struggles you can click here to listen to the show. One […]
What price do we pay for freedom of expression?
Martin McDonagh brings his acclaimed iconic play, The Pillowman to the West End this summer starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Steve Pemberton. Performances begin at the Duke of York’s Theatre from Friday 24 July, for a strictly limited 12-week season. In a totalitarian state a Writer is questioned by the authorities about a spate of murders that bear […]
Put your money where your mouth is and support new British musical theatre writing
People online always say ‘we need more new British musicals’. But how often do we look outside of the bright lights of the West End and really look for new, upcoming work by British creators? The only way we are going to see more British musicals in big theatres is by looking to the fringe, […]
The Phantom of the Opera falls behind as Les Miserables wins fan favourite
Les Miserables and The Phantom of the Opera are two of London’s longest running musicals, having both played for more than thirty-five years in the West End and neither show signs of going anywhere any time soon. But which is the favourite amongst theatre goers? I ran a Twitter Poll online recently and Les Miserables was […]
Is it ok to sell theatre tickets with only a 10% view of the stage?
I’ve been doing the rounds in the West End recently, buying the cheapest possible seats to various shows, so I can let you know whether they are value for money or not. Check out my first blog about it here and look out for part two coming soon! My £7.50 ticket to Dear Evan Hansen, […]