Do you miss going to the theatre with all your heart? Yeah, me too. That said, I’m trying to use this free time to discover new shows and to learn more about the history of the industry. There’s loads out … Continue reading Get your stagey fix in lockdown
I recently popped down to London for a couple days. I booked it in for the weekend after we were done with the Festival madness so I could get away from Edinburgh for a minute. Not reeeally sound logic to … Continue reading A wee London weekend
This year I had the privilege of working for the Edinburgh International Festival. Now, the first thing I’ve learned I need to explain when I tell people about this (in case you don’t know) is that EIF ≠ Edinburgh Festival … Continue reading Thoughts on the Edinburgh International Festival 2019
This year the common theme that threads together my Fringe faves has been some fiercely fantastic females. I’ll be honest this has been a year where I wasn’t drawn in to seeing as many shows as normal but what I … Continue reading Fierce females made my Fringe
Like everyone since Netflix started streaming it, I’ve been re-watching Glee. That wonderful nostalgia filled period of time where apparently my young and naive stagey self was ready to accept anything the writer’s presented. This time around, I’m older, wiser … Continue reading Questionable Glee moments…
As is my annual tradition, I have done my deep dive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Edinburgh International Festival programmes equipped with my highlighters and sticky tabs. I find myself getting pickier as the years go on, probably … Continue reading Edinburgh Festival picks 2019!
Here come’s the big bad Broadway blog! My love for theatre is the main attraction I have towards New York city because it is home to many iconic productions. I am very familiar with the British counterpart in the West End but … Continue reading Broadway review!
So this past weekend I treated myself to a wee city break down to London. Heading down by myself this time to meet up with pals when I got there. I got the flight in to London City airport this … Continue reading West End weekender | London 2019
These days new musical theatre is rare, new British musicals even more so, but a new Scottish musical is like golddust we haven’t seen since Sunshine on Leith years ago. How lucky are we that there is a brand new … Continue reading Exciting new Scottish musical: Local Hero!
Disclaimer: I don’t know which theatre this photo is from but © Mark McQuade/Flickr I have worked in a few theatres now across Scotland; backstage as a dresser, upstairs in marketing and, most importantly for this post, front of house as … Continue reading Badly behaved theatre audiences
