Dear all cleaning and maintenance staff at Cabot Circus, Bristol, I’m writing this to request that the batteries for the hoist in the Changing Places toilet in Glass House be checked and charged more regularly, after an unfortunate incident on Wednesday; namely the hoist running out of charge mid use. I was in the hoist […]
My love of theatre will always be one of my favourite things in my life. It inspires, moves and challenges me, and consistently makes my life brighter thanks to the whole host of friends I’ve made, and performers it’s introduced me to. It can also be a bittersweet passion to have, as you learn very […]
You might remember that many months ago, I wanted to introduce my love of reading and books into proceedings here at Wheelie Stagey. I started with the “30 Day Reading Challenge” – a list of books that included categories like: “A Book I’ve Read More Than Three Times”, “Favourite Book from My Favourite Series”, “A […]
Ableism is defined in the dictionary as “discrimination in favour of able bodied people”. Funnily enough, for a long time even in my position with a disability, this kind of discrimination wasn’t something I’d experienced so directly and in a way that frustrated and upset me more than when I began my quest to become […]
I remember vividly the first time I listened to the Broadway Cast Recording of The Bridges of Madison County – it was an evening in March of 2016, and as is usual I should have been sleeping, but instead I was captivated by Jason Robert Brown’s score – a blend of folk, rock, country and […]
Once more, life and lack of energy have sidetracked me from documenting this theatre outing sooner after the event. In a way, it’s been a good thing, because I wanted to reflect on the experience and find words to do it proper justice. On the other, it feels a little redundant to write now, since […]
I came to Terence Rattigan’s 1952 play The Deep Blue Sea in a bit of a roundabout way – I saw the 2011 film adaptation starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston and Simon Russell Beale which I adored, and it encouraged me to read the play. Over the years, I’ve revisited it multiple times and its […]
Opening this blog with a confession that might strike horror into the hearts of my many Disney loving friends: Aladdin isn’t among my favourite films. I enjoy some of the humour and Jafar is my 3rd favourite villain (Team Scar forever and always, closely followed by Frollo!) but other films just appeal to me more. As such, […]
The Coliseum seems to be becoming my venue that encourages me to take risks and choose to see shows that wouldn’t normally be on my radar; I was last there back in January where I saw Notre Dame de Paris during its limited run.When it was announced that Man of La Mancha would be playing […]
I was delighted to be contacted a few weeks back by Eleanor Turney, co director of Incoming Festival to do a little feature on my blog! Eleanor also very kindly agreed to do an interview to accompany the piece. Live locally and want to see some brilliant new theatre? Of course you do. From […]
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