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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: Freddie Tapner Talks London Musical Theatre Orchestra's 2018 Season

June 15, 2018

Freddie Tapner is the founder and Principal Conductor of London Musical Theatre Orchestra (LMTO).

BWW Review: LEGALLY BLONDE, Theatre Royal Brighton

June 12, 2018

'Omigod You Guys!', Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin's 2007 musical adaption of the hit 2001 comedy film starring Reese Witherspoon is in Brighton as part of its second UK tour since the West End production closed in 2012.

BWW Review: OKLAHOMA!, West Horsley Place

June 9, 2018

Oh, what a beautiful evening in West Horsley! Grange Park Opera open their 2018 summer festival season with Rogers and Hammerstein's vintage musical (the first of its kind in 1943), set in the farming heartlands of America.

BWW Review: THE CHALK GARDEN, Chichester Festival Theatre

June 1, 2018

The Chalk Garden takes place in the summer of 1955 in the garden room of Mrs St Maugham's house in a seaside village in Sussex.

BWW Review: CRAZY FOR YOU, Theatre Royal Brighton

May 30, 2018

George and Ira Gershwin have written some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century.

BWW Review: THE TEMPEST, Brighton Open Air Theatre

May 25, 2018

The Tempest follows the antics of a number of stranded voyagers on a remote island.

BWW Review: THE STRING QUARTET'S GUIDE TO SEX AND ANXIETY, Theatre Royal Brighton

May 24, 2018

The Mental Health Foundation reports that there were 8.

BWW Review: THE HUMOURS OF BANDON, Brighthelm Centre

May 18, 2018

What craic! The Humours of Bandon is a delightful peek into the world of Irish Dancing Championships.

BWW Review: COAT, Brighthelm Centre

May 12, 2018

Yomi Sode is a writer and performer, born in Nigeria but who's lived in Britain most of his life.

BWW Review: ADAM, Theatre Royal Brighton

May 10, 2018

The journey of an asylum seeker is a harrowing one, especially if it's your family and old identity you are fleeing.

BWW Review: A HOUSE REPEATED, Brighton Dome

May 8, 2018

Those of us who have played strategy computer games will be familiar with the frustration of coming across locked doors, retracing our steps and getting lost in a virtual world.

BWW Review: PRESENT LAUGHTER, Chichester Festival Theatre

April 27, 2018

Noel Coward's comic play Present Laughter is said to be his most autobiographical work, dealing with the complexities of a life of fame in the theatre world.

BWW Review: THE WINSLOW BOY, Theatre Royal Brighton

April 24, 2018

How much are we willing to sacrifice for the pursuit of truth and justice? Terence Rattigan's The Winslow Boy explores this thorny question.

BWW Review: SON OF A PREACHER MAN, Theatre Royal Brighton

April 18, 2018

The premise sounds promising: a brand new jukebox musical featuring the music of Dusty Springfield.

BWW Review: FLASHDANCE, Theatre Royal Brighton

April 10, 2018

What a feeling! What an evening! The 80s film-musical adaption trend is alive and well.

BWW Review: QUARTET, Theatre Royal Brighton

March 27, 2018

What happens to musicians when they are old and grey? Where do famous singers retire when their voices are an echo of what they once were? Ronald Harwood's Quartet follows the antics of four elderly former opera stars as they live out their days in a specialist musician's retirement home in an expan

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