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By day, Fiona writes about science for a research charity, and she writes about theatre in her spare time. Based just outside Edinburgh, she mostly reviews things at the Edinburgh Fringe these days and particularly enjoys championing new musicals and underrepresented stories.

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First Show

Beauty and the Beast

Favorite Show

Wicked

Favorite Stories

BWW Feature: We Unpack The COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Numbers, Theatre Style! - At a time when returning to packed theatres wasn't safe, I enjoyed using my scientific brain to pull together this article to explain just how many people the COVID-19 vaccine effort had involved in theatre terms.
BWW Interview: Sara Bareilles Chats WAITRESS at London's Adelphi Theatre - I'm a huge fan of Sara's work, including Waitress, so getting to speak with her about joining the West End cast and why certain songs in the show evolved was a real pinch-me moment.
BWW Feature: The Renaissance of the Religious Musical - One of the many hats I wear is I also go to church, I noticed quite a lot of shows were being revived that were based on biblical tales and I had a great time unpicking some of the reasons why, and roping in the thoughts of some of the best talent in the west end.

BWW Interview: Rob Houchen Talks EUGENIUS! at The Other Palace

September 6, 2018

Rob Houchen is starring as Eugene in the sci-fi musical hit Eugenius!, currently enjoying a second run at The Other Palace.

BWW Review: I WISH MY LIFE WERE LIKE A MUSICAL, Live At Zedel

August 16, 2018

Don't we all secretly wish life was more like a musical? There's more to it than one might think.

BWW Interview: Kerry Ellis Discusses Her Live At Zedel Residency

August 17, 2018

Kerry speaks to BWW about Wicked, the fragile nature of the theatre industry and her upcoming three week residency at Live at Zedel in September.

Edinburgh 2018: BWW Review: NOTFLIX, Gilded Balloon Teviot

August 11, 2018

There's a growing trend of films and TV shows being adapted for the stage.

Edinburgh 2018: BWW Review: AH DINNAE KEN, TheSpace

August 11, 2018

Take Shakespeare's star-crossed epic, Romeo and Juliet, and set it in a not too distant future in Scotland when a second independence referendum has been called.

Edinburgh 2018: BWW Review: CHEMO BARBIE, Gilded Balloon Teviot

August 11, 2018

It is not uncommon for cancer stories to be told by former patients in order to educate others to empathise with those going through treatment.

Edinburgh 2018: BWW Review: THE SHOWSTOPPERS' KIDS SHOW, Pleasance Courtyard

August 11, 2018

Showstoppers! have made a name for themselves as the UK's most acclaimed and in-demand musical improvisers, creating brand new musicals in a single evening.

BWW Interview: The Cast Talk I WISH MY LIFE WERE LIKE A MUSICAL

August 8, 2018

Alexander Bermange's musical revue I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical returns to Live at Zedel in August.

Edinburgh 2018: BWW Review: YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, Paradise @ Augustines

August 7, 2018

Clark Gesner's You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown first opened on Broadway in 1967, based on the Peanuts comic strip characters created by Charles M.

Edinburgh 2018: BWW Review: JAY LAFFERTY: WHEESHT!, Gilded Balloon

August 7, 2018

"Wheesht" is a Scottish expansion of "Shh", often used within the phrase "Haud yer wheesht' when telling someone to shut up north of the border.

Edinburgh 2018: BWW Review: MESS, Greenside

August 7, 2018

Many have said to a loved one: 'If you need anything, give me a call, any time of day.

Edinburgh 2018: BWW Review: ARMOUR: A HERSTORY OF THE SCOTTISH BARD, TheSpace

August 7, 2018

Armour: A Herstory of the Scottish Bard is a new musical written by Shonagh Murray and directed by Melanie Bell that addresses who Nancy and the other women featured in his poetry were and what might have happened if they had met after his death.

Edinburgh 2018: BWW Review: BRAINIAC LIVE!, Underbelly

August 7, 2018

Can you run through plasterboard? How does an electric fence work? How good is your hearing? What is the best way to spin an office chair? All questions that may or may not have crossed your mind but are answered by the Brainiac team live on stage.

BWW Review: BROKEN WINGS, Theatre Royal Haymarket

August 3, 2018

'Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation' is one of many wonderful lines by Lebanese-American writer/artist Kahlil Gibran.

BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN

July 18, 2018

You can most certainly dance, jive and have the time of your life at Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.

BWW Review: DANIELLE HOPE - LIFE FOR RENT, Live At Zedel

July 16, 2018

Part-cabaret, part-therapy, leading lady Danielle Hope brings her solo show Life for Rent to Live at Zedel.

BWW Interview: Danielle Hope On LIFE FOR RENT at Live At Zedel

July 10, 2018

Danielle Hope has enjoyed a number of principal roles in her career so far: she starred as Dorothy in the 2011 West End revival of The Wizard of Oz, then swapped the iconic ruby slippers for a grubby cap and trench coat as Eponine in Les Miserables.

BWW Review: KING THE MUSICAL IN CONCERT, Hackney Empire

July 2, 2018

A diverse cast; a score packed with many musical genres, including rap; and a sung-through treatment of an important period of American history.

BWW Review: HOUSE OF BROADWAY, Live at Zedel

June 20, 2018

Musical fans love a good 'songs from the shows' cabaret and House of Broadway present a polished evening packed with heart and humour as they share songs old and new from the musical theatre canon.

BWW Review: EMMA KINGSTON, Live at Zedel

June 19, 2018

Emma Kingston is a very busy woman at the moment: just last week she returned from the Hong Kong stint of the Evita world tour where she currently stars as the First Lady of Argentina, Eva Peron.

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