REVIEW: BITCHES AHOY! (Above The Stag) ★★★★
As always, a performance at Above the Stag did not disappoint. A follow-on from last year’s production of ‘Alright Bitches!’, this year’s delivery of nautical naughtiness is set on a cruise ship making its way round Europe – but what makes this particular boat special is the almost-exclusivity of gays aboard! Best friends Garth and […]
REVIEW: THE DOPPEL GANG (Tristan Bates Theatre) ★★★★
The Doppel Gang is a failing, discouraged theatre company, working in a crumbling old theatre, with just a week to go until they have to permanently close down due to lack of punters. The company try pretending that they have more actors than they actually do, with quick costume changes and changed voices, but to no […]
Coronation Street’s Shobna Gulati to star in UK Tour of ANITA AND ME
Shobna Gulati (Coronation Street, Dinner Ladies) will star as ‘Daljit’ in the new tour of ANITA AND ME, opening at the Wolverhampton Grand on 14 February 2017, and touring the UK until April. Adapted by multi award-winning Tanika Gupta from the book by Meera Syal, directed by Roxana Silbert, with original music by the Ringham […]
HALF A SIXPENCE extends booking to 2 September 2017
Booking for HALF A SIXPENCE at the Noël Coward Theatre has been extended for a second time to 2 September 2017! From 20 March, there will be an additional midweek matinee performance on Thursdays at 2.30pm. Listings schedule below. The entire Chichester cast have transferred to the West End, starring newcomers Charlie Stemp as ‘Arthur […]
DIRTY DANCING kicks off its UK Tour this week!
A new UK production of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage, heads back out onto the road this week after a sensational Christmas season in the West End followed by international dates in Bremen and Cannes. Starring Lewis Griffiths as ‘Johnny Castle’, Katie Hartland as ‘Baby Houseman’ and Carlie Milner as ‘Penny Johnson’, […]
Check out these rehearsal images of BAT OUT OF HELL
The world premiere of the long-awaited Jim Steinman’s Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical will take place in London’s West End at the London Coliseum, opening on Tuesday 20 June 2017, following previews from 5 June, for a limited season until 22 July 2017. This follows previews at Manchester Opera House from 17 February […]
Stepping out of the lime light
Someone asked me the other day if I was ‘giving it all up’. Retiring from blogging! “Oh no” I said, “I’ve only just begun!” 2017 is full of promise and very exciting things for westendwilma.com. As you might have read before, I’m in the process of writing a book about my life and love of […]
Harry Potter star Isabella Laughland has Tea With Wilma chatting about BU21
You are currently starring in Stuart Slade’s critically acclaimed BU21 at the Trafalgar Studios. What is the show about and what attracted you to the part you are playing? The show is about a terrorist attack happening in London, Fulham to be precise. With six peoples different accounts of the day. I know that doesn’t sound […]
WICKED set to fly back out on tour around the UK and Ireland
WICKED, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is delighted to confirm that its spectacular, multi record-breaking and critically acclaimed touring production will return to the UK & Ireland in 2018, revisiting the following ten cities: BRISTOL Hippodrome, Tuesday 5 February – Saturday 3 […]
REVIEW: RAISING MARTHA (Park Theatre) ★★
“I think it’s going to be a real ‘marmite’ kind of show. People will either love it or hate it” said producer Tom O’Connell to me before last night’s Press Night of Raising Martha at the Park Theatre and I think he hit the nail on the head! Raising Martha is a comedic farce, focused […]
