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Kerrie runs her own copywriting and content creation business, Curtain Call Consultancy. In theatre, she writes for BroadwayWorldUK and has her own theatre blog and podcast under the banner "Wheelie Stagey". As a wheelchair user, she's passionate about accessibility, authentic representation and shedding light on how the industry she loves can do better, and why it matters.

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First Show

Jersey Boys

Favorite Show

Hadestown

Favorite Stories

Interview: “We Want This Show to Be a Beacon for Change': Tom Ling, Nick Butcher & Joe White Talk Representation, Collaboration and Joy in THE LITTLE BIG THINGS - As a disabled person, particularly a wheelchair user, opportunities to see people like myself represented are very few and far between. To be able to see a show that put authentic disability representation in a new musical was a game changer for me and I adore how much the creative team and cast love what they made.
The Shows That Made Us: LES MISERABLES - I love when we do features like this, I think they're a fun way to reflect and get to know people. Les Miserables was the one that started my West End theatre going, gave me some amazing friendships, and certain performers who mean the world to me
BWW Review: MATTHEW BOURNE'S SWAN LAKE, Bristol Hippodrome - I BEGGED to review this one as it was at my local, and I had wanted to see a Matthew Bourne for years. It was more magical than I ever dreamed
Interview: 'I Hope the Audience Leaves with the Biggest Smile on Their Face' Conor Hanley of THE CHOIR OF MAN Talks About the Show that Changed his Life - CHOIR OF MAN is a favourite of mine, and so to have had my first of two opportunities to interview the cast meant a heck of a lot to me
BWW Review: SUNSET BOULEVARD, Bristol Hippodrome - Absolutely stunning production in my eyes, and the first five star review I gave here

BWW Review: TONIGHT AT THE LONDON COLISEUM: AFTER YOU, London Coliseum

October 4, 2020

After You is a musical a?oeabout the lives we choose, the paths we dona??t take and the things we sometimes need to keep for ourselvesa??.

BWW Review: TONIGHT AT THE LONDON COLISEUM: CASSIDY JANSON, London Coliseum

October 3, 2020

I had the privilege of seeing Cassidy Janson perform at London's iconic Coliseum in Man Of La Mancha last year, so to see her return to the stage now, without an audience in light of the pandemic, is tinged with sadness.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and The Future of Access in Theatre

August 25, 2020

My experience of returning to a theatre as a disabled fan amidst the 'new normal' did get me thinking about what the future of access might look like - the good and that which could be improved

The Shows That Made Us: LES MISERABLES

August 27, 2020

I first saw Les Misérables on 27 August, 2011, and I've been back definitely upwards of 15 in London, and a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Broadway! The score is stunning and never fails to give me goosebumps no matter how many times I hear it.

BWW Interview: Jon Robyns and Alice Fearn Talk WEST END MUSICAL DRIVE-IN

July 20, 2020

West End stars Jon Robyns and Alice Fearn tell us all about West End Drive-In, life in lockdown, and their hopes for the future of the industry

BWW Review: THE LAST FIVE YEARS, The Other Palace Digital

June 25, 2020

Recorded entirely in isolation with the actors using only what's available to them for props and staging and cleverly edited together, Brown's intimate, touching show about love, life, career and independence feels revitalised and re-energised

BWW Review: MADAM BUTTERFLY, Bristol Old Vic

February 17, 2020

Founded in 2009, OperaUpClose's mission is to create 'innovatively staged, unintimidating, and crucially high quality English Chamber re-imaginings of well known work and premieres of new operas'.

BWW Review: ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS, Bristol Old Vic

January 24, 2020

When Romantics Anonymous originally premiered at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in 2017, it received wonderful reviews and there was such a joyful buzz surrounding this show that I unfortunately didn't get to experience for myself.

Access In Theatre: What It Means and Which Venues Excel

October 3, 2019

We are so excited to debut our Most Accessible Theatre category in the 2019 BroadwayWorld UK Awards! Here, BWW reviewer Kerrie Nicholson explains what Access means to her.

BWW Review: UNCLE VANYA, Theatre Royal Bath

July 31, 2019

In his introduction to the play in the programme, David Hare remarks that: a?oeit's not just that Vanya soaks up a bewildering variety of interpretation.

Book Review: THE RISK THEATRE MODEL OF TRAGEDY, Edwin Wong

June 26, 2019

In the preface to his new book, classicist Edwin Wong asserts: 'Today, tragedy is a tired art.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Bristol Hippodrome

May 2, 2019

Originally premiering in 2003, David Bintley's Beauty and the Beast may be turning sixteen this year, but this beautifully haunting and evocative adaptation of the original 18th century gothic fairy-tale proves its spell is as potent as ever.

BWW Review: MATTHEW BOURNE'S SWAN LAKE, Bristol Hippodrome

March 13, 2019

When Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake received its world premiere in 1995, it ripped up the rulebook in terms of traditional dance and storytelling.

CD Review: ONLY DREAMING, Matt Croke

February 28, 2019

In the sleeve for his debut album Only Dreaming Matt Croke writes: 'as a small boy I always loved listening to albums - I dreamt and hoped that one day I would be lucky enough to actually make one myself.

BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Bristol Old Vic

December 6, 2018

True to their exciting form of challenging expectations with inventive adaptions, Bristol Old Vic's A Christmas Carol is a clever, witty and refreshing take on the beloved festive classic.

BWW Interview: Rebecca Lock Talks KISS ME, KATE at Sheffield Crucible

November 21, 2018

Rebecca Lock's previous work includes Mamma Mia!, Avenue Q, Mary Poppins and Heathers The Musical.

BWW Interview: Mike Tweddle Talks BEAUTIFUL THING and Plans For Tobacco Factory Theatres

October 26, 2018

Two and a half years into his appointment, Artistic Director Mike Tweddle gives us an update on life at Bristol's Tobacco Factory Theatres.

BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL THING, Tobacco Factory Theatres

October 21, 2018

Premiering at London's Bush Theatre in 1993, and inspiring a film adaptation three years later that became a cult classic, Jonathan Harvey's Beautiful Thing is currently playing at Bristol's Tobacco Factory Theatres.

BWW Review: SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, Theatre Royal Bath

October 12, 2018

Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard's Oscar-winning Shakespeare in Love was first adapted for the stage in 2014, and hailed as a triumph on the West End.

BWW Review: TOUCHING THE VOID, Bristol Old Vic

September 19, 2018

Continuing their thrilling Year Of Change, Bristol Old Vic brings an epic tale of survival to the stage for the first time as Tom Morris directs a breathtakingly inventive adaptation of Touching the Void.

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