Edinburgh Fringe hit show HEADS UP heads out on UK tour
Following a solid sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, the multi-award winning theatre-maker’s depiction of the life of a city at the brink of an apocalypse embarks on a UK tour 22 February – 10 June 2017 This compelling new performance written and performed by Kieran Hurley (Beats, Chalk Farm, Hitch) and co-directed by Alex […]
REVIEW: DICK WHITTINGTON (Milton Keynes Theatre) ★★★★
This years pantomime at Milton Keynes theatre made headline news last week, when Stacey Soloman floated in on her bubble, apparently reading her lines off of a clipboard for the first performance. But apart from that, was she any good in her panto debut? I went along to find out! Dick Whittington has heard that […]
OUT THERE ON FRIED MEAT RIDGE ROAD comes to the White Bear Theatre in January
With a run of over six months at Pacific Rep Theatre in Los Angeles, Out There on Fried Meat Ridge Road is a hillbilly comedy with a heart of gold. Writer and actor Keith Stevenson, who originated the role of JD in Los Angeles, hails from Keyser, West Virginia, the hometown of the actual Fried […]
When is the last time a casting director got a standing ovation?
As a nation, we love to complain. We are British after all and some would say moaning is what we do best! So in the age of social media, being able to whinge to millions of people and find others with like-minded opinions, is a brilliant thing. I blogged last week about the Stacey Soloman story. […]
West End celebrates Black Friday with a black out
Whilst many people spent Friday milling around the shops, hoping to bag some bargains in the Black Friday sales, London’s West End was plunged into darkness when a power cut saw Soho, China Town and Piccadilly Circus plunged into darkness between 5-9pm, causing several West End theatre shows to close their doors as the shows […]
A blog a day keeps the blogger blogging
So here’s the thing. I’m classed as a blogger. I’m not even sure if I agree with that but apparently that’s the box I fit into when being categorised by other people. But the funny thing is, I don’t tend to write blogs that much (insert laughing emoji). So I have decided to commit myself […]
West End Wilma’s online charity theatre auction is back!
If you’ve been visiting my website or following me on social media for a few years, first of all thank you! You may remember I have done a couple of very successful online charity theatre auctions where West End performers have donated signed programmes, posters, theatre tickets and other memorabilia that I have been able […]
West End Wilma Awards – Thank You
After six months of planning and sleepless nights for the last week, the third annual West End Wilma awards took place on Friday afternoon, once again at the Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square. Twelve categories were shortlisted by me and my team of reviewers and back in September was put out to the public vote […]
West End Wilma Charity Single – out now!
West End Wilma presents The 2016 Wilma Awards Charity Single “NO AWARDS FOR YOU” A song for bad losers everywhere In aid of the National Autistic Society Available for digital download now on Itunes and Amazon and other good music download sites Based on the song ‘Tell Me It’s Not True’ from the Musical Blood Brothers Lyrics […]
TITANIC: Blogger Review Round-up
There are always review round-ups for theatre shows after press nights, giving a bite size look at what critics thought of shows across the board. It’s nice to see at a glance what the bigwigs like The Times, The Telegraph and The Stage think but there is never really any mention of us smaller fish, […]