Theatre

28 July 2019

The inspiration for ‘Don’t Be Terrible’ by Ellen Waddell

I wrote ‘Don’t Be Terrible’ with Oliver Milburn, and the initial idea was inspired by a break-up. It was 2017 and had been performing stand up for a few years ...
25 July 2019

Kirsten Vangsness shares the inspiration behind Cleo, Theo and Wu

Powerhouse storyteller KIRSTEN VANGSNESS is best known as the unforgettable Penelope Garcia from CBS’ Criminal Minds. She is bringing two very different yet equally barmy shows of female empowerment in rep ...
23 July 2019

Rebecca Perry shares the inspiration for her new show From Judy To Bette

Canadian Triple Broadway World award-winner REBECCA PERRY, loved for her Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl shows will be diving all-singing and all-dancing into the Golden Age of Hollywood with FROM JUDY TO BETTE: THE ...
22 July 2019

Clare Bartholomew discusses her new show The Long Pigs

One of Australia’s most respected and established clown tropes enter a macabre world of abattoir dwelling, grey nosed, genocidal clowns, hell-bent on purging the world of their red nosed compatriots. ...
16 July 2019

Why my mum is my inspiration for my new show After You

We’re close but we’re not that “My mum is my best friend, I tell her everything” kind of close. I love her and I see myself in her. And the ...

11 July 2019

Richard Saudek shares the inspiration for his new show Beep Boop

Award-winning physical comedian and clown RICHARD SAUDEK puts his heart and body into this human tale of one man’s cripplingly lonely obsession with technology, in BEEP BOOP. The show combines ...
10 July 2019

Taigé Lauren shares the inspiration for her new show Searchers

Ahead of taking her latest creation, ‘Searchers’, to the Edinburgh Fringe, Seattle-based poet, performance artist and singer/songwriter, Taigé Lauren, talks to Female First about what inspired her to write her ...
5 July 2019

Ed Coleman reveals the inspiration for his new show Leave A Message

Comedian and actor ED COLEMAN (as seen in Steptoe & Son, and SPY) is taking a true story theatre piece to Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year. LEAVE A MESSAGE is ...
4 July 2019

Tatiana Pavela reveals the inspiration for her new show Brandi Alexander

Seattle-based performer TATIANA PAVELA is bringing her intimate and brutal one-woman show BRANDI ALEXANDER to Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This is a primal scream of a show about rape: Howlingly funny and agonisingly uncomfortable. ...

3 July 2019

Diana Dinerman reveals the inspiration for her new show Detour: A Show About Changing Your Mind

Ahead of bringing her autobiographical feminist comedy, ‘Detour: A Show About Changing Your Mind’, to the Edinburgh Fringe, LA-based writer, comedian and actor Diana Dinerman tells Female First what inspired ...
2 July 2019

AJ Holmes shares the inspiration for his new show Yeah, But Not Right Now

AJ Holmes has spent the last few years travelling the world as Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mormon and now, ahead of bringing his heartfelt and hilarious coming of age ...
1 July 2019

Alex Hughes shares his inspiration for his new show The De Nova Super

ALEX HUGHES is a film, television and theatre actor and veteran of Secret Cinema. Alongside fellow theatre, clown, film and movement aficionado Will Palmer he has crafted THE DE NOVA ...
14 June 2019

Top five NEW must-see stage musicals

Anyone who knows anything about musicals knows all about the classics. The spectacular emotion of Les Miserables, the captivating aura of Phantom of the Opera, the feel-good sing-a-long of Mamma ...
15 May 2019

The House on Cold Hill review, Opera House Manchester

Peter James is an incredibly accomplished crime and horror writer, with 14 books in his Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series, as well as his novel The House on Cold Hill and ...

25 April 2019

Equus review, The Lowry, Salford

I've heard a lot about Peter Shaffer's psychological thriller, Equus, but had never had the chance to check out the show for myself. Only knowing small tidbits of information about the story, ...

24 April 2019

Dirty Dancing review, Palace Theatre Manchester

There are plenty of classic stories from the 1980s, but standing above all of them is 1987 release, Dirty Dancing. With the record-breaking national tour making its Manchester stop this ...
10 April 2019

Hair the Musical review, Palace Theatre Manchester

Despite Hair the Musical currently touring to celebrate its 50th anniversary, it's a show that has evaded me throughout my years of going to the theatre! Fortunately, I got the opportunity ...
3 April 2019

American Idiot review, Palace Theatre Manchester

In a time when political discourse in the UK is at a high, the theatre is often a wonderful opportunity to escape. Seeing three marijuana-toking youngsters from a working class ...

2 April 2019

The Girl on the Train review, The Lowry Theatre Manchester

When Paula Hawkins' best-selling novel The Girl on the Train was turned into a movie, it was a little disappointing to see the story uprooted and moved to America. So, ...

26 March 2019

Glengarry Glen Ross review, Opera House Manchester

Glengarry Glen Ross is unlike any show I've ever seen. The play tells the story of a group of real estate salesman in New York City who are all down ...

7 February 2019

Annie review, Opera House Manchester

Annie often seems to be a story that splits audiences right down the middle. It's the marmite of musicals; you either love or hate it. There's something utterly heartwarming about ...

23 January 2019

Saturday Night Fever review, Palace Theatre Manchester

Growing up in the age of talent shows, dancing had become somewhat of a fad, at least to me and a portion of my generation. It takes a lot for ...

12 December 2018

Cinderella review, Opera House Manchester

Pantomime season is well and truly underway, and this year, Manchester is being treated to a performance of fan-favourite Cinderella like none we've ever seen before. With former Coronation Street stars Connor ...
6 December 2018

Wicked review, Palace Theatre Manchester

Though Wicked is currently celebrating 15 years since it first hit the stage, it's one of the few musicals that I had yet to tick off my list. So, going into ...