I started this year with a resolve to see more shows that are new to me, kicking off with a ballet and an unexpected early entrance to the SIX queendom in Cardiff. I’m pleased to say the trend has so far been continuing and earlier this month I headed back to London to catch a […]
On Saturday 15th, in another exciting first for me here at Wheelie Stagey: I was invited to a public dress rehearsal of a play called MEAT written by playwright and dramaturg Gillian Greer at the Soho Theatre. It was a finalist in Theatre503’s International Playwriting Award in 2018, where it reached the top 5 out […]
Much like my experience of Hamilton, the sheer level and intensity of the fandom around SIX played a part in scaring me off. Likewise with Hamilton, I’m glad I had my PA/dear friend/podcast producer Shelley around as she encouraged me to give SIX a fair shout, and I eventually gladly joined the “Queendom” as the […]
A gift to you all this Valentine’s Day: The “Opening Night episode of the Wheelie Stagey Podcast! Following on from our shorter “Sitzprobe” episode, this one’s a little longer and roughly the length we want to use going forward. I’ve been blown away by the kind words and encouragement thus far and cannot wait to […]
Ever wanted to see your favourite musical theatre stars perform in a more intimate setting, and support a new venue at the same time? The Boulevard Theatre in Soho has got just the ticket with a series of concerts called Finale! Every Thursday from 10:30pm, a selection of the West End’s finest will grace […]
You might remember that Brigid Kemmerer’s A Curse So Dark And Lonely was my first read of the new year, and it had my heart for a whole host of reasons. At the time I’d written up some thoughts, I had not long started its sequel, A Heart So Fierce and Broken. Now that’s been […]
Huzzah for my first read of 2020: A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer! A massive thankyou to my dear friend Olivia aka Stagey Bookish for recommending this one, boy what a ride… The Kingdom of Emberfall is under threat, Prince Rhen is cursed to relive the autumn of his eighteenth year. Love […]
My final read of last year was one that had been floating around my “to be read” pile for a very long while. Mansfield Park is one of the two of Jane Austen’s novels I haven’t actually read – the other being Persuasion. Over the Christmas holidays then, when I finally had more time to relax and concentrate […]
If you follow my blog, you’ll know that last year I had the momentous pleasure of seeing my first New Adventures production with Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake. Having enjoyed that production as much as I did, I wanted to make an effort to try and see more of his productions. That in mind, I started off […]
Ladies & Gents: I’m really proud (and a little bit terrified) to present the Sitzprobe (a rehearsal where the cast integrates with the orchestra) episode of my Wheelie Stagey Podcast! We talk about how this crazy idea came about, my favourite shows of 2019, what I’m looking forward to seeing in 2020 and much more! […]
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