Harriet Thorpe talks about starring in MAME at the Hope Mill Theatre
Harriet, you’re best known for your roles as Carole on BBC’s The Brittas Empire, Fleur in Absolutely Fabulous and your extensive work with French and Saunders, what do you love about comedic roles? I love that laughter cures everything. We’ve needed it throughout history. I’ve never played anybody ‘normal’ so why would I start now? […]
AJ Bentley talks about MAMMA MIA THE PARTY and the infectious music of ABBA
AJ Bentley plays Adam in Mamma Mia The Party. AJ won Gary Barlow’s BBC’s talent search Let It Shine, with his band Five to Five. From this, he embarked on an 18-month UK tour in The Band Musical, including an eight-week run in London’s West End. We caught up for him for a natter about the show over […]
JASON DONOVAN talks about producing PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT
Let’s talk about Priscilla, were you a fan of the original movie on its first release? I was actually originally offered a lead role in the film having auditioned in London for Stephan Elliott, who wrote the piece, but a sequence of events at the time made it impossible to make it work. After that, […]
INTERVIEW: SUCH FILTHY F*CKS bring porn addiction to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name of Edinburgh show: Such Filthy F*cks Venue: 10 Dome (Pleasance Dome) Performance time: 16:10 Show length: 60 mins Ticket price: £6-£11 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I set up Smoke & Oakum Theatre in 2014 as a new writing company to produce our first ever show […]
INTERVIEW: Rauli Dahlberg talks about bringing circus cowboys to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name of Edinburgh show: Super Sunday Venue: Underbelly Circus Hub Performance time: 9pm Show length: 60min Ticket price: 15,00 – 19,90 pounds Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? My name is Rauli Dahlberg and I’m one of the team leaders of Race horse company. I have been doing […]
THE PROFESSOR talks about the perils of original thinking at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name of Edinburgh show: The Professor Venue: Drawing Room, Assembly Theatre, Assembly Rooms on George Street Performance time: 3:20pm Show length: 60 minutes Ticket price: £13 / £12 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m an American living in London and this will be my 15th year performing […]
INTERVIEW: Olivier Award winning FLESH AND BONE talk about how success has opened doors
Emma Heath for West End Wilma sits down with Olivia Brady and Elliot Warren creators of the Olivier Award winning Flesh and Bone to talk about the journey of the production from conception through to receiving the award at the Royal Albert Hall. Congratulations on your Oliver Award for Outstanding Performance in Affiliate Theatre. How […]
INTERVIEW: LE COUP talks about taking Edinburgh Fringe on a ‘wild ride’
Name of Edinburgh show: Le Coup Venue: Circus Hub, The Pleasant, Spegial Tent Performance time: 18:00 Show length: 60 Mins Ticket price: from £17.80 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I was a dancer who run away to the circus. That happened about 20 years ago and I […]
INTERVIEW: OF MICE AND MEN comes to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name of Edinburgh show: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Venue: The Gilded Balloon Performance time: 1.30pm. 31st July to August 26th Show length: 1 hour Ticket price: £7-12.50 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I was classically trained in London in the late 1970’s and have […]
INTERVIEW: Christina Bianco talks about bringing her FIRST IMPRESSIONS to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name of Edinburgh show: Christina Bianco: First Impressions Venue: Assembly Checkpoint Performance time: 6:20pm Show length: 60 min Ticket price: £6 – £14 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m a 100 percent Italian American New Yorker – so I’ve always been loud! As a kid, I never […]