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Glenda Pearce is a highly experienced public speaking specialist # dynamic speaking #bodyworks #body communication # effective communication .  She  facilitates the development of confident, expressive and artistic voices. She is a specialist coach and workshop facilitator in all aspects of theatre, public speaking, and effective communication.In addition, Ms Pearce is an experienced theatre arts director with a proven record of practical experience directing a range of theatre genres. She is a registered national adjudicator, published author and examiner for public speaking, debating and performing arts.

Auckland. New Zealand. The Civic. The stalls. End of Act 1 of Wicked. A young Jude Gair-Ah Siu became completely spellbound by the magic and power of musical theatre and has never looked back.

15 years later, she packed up her entire life to move to Paris, France. She spent so much of my time taking the Eurostar to London, England, that her friends would joke that she lived half in France and half in England. A year later, she made the official move to London. With a myriad of theatres right on her doorstep, it was a dream come true. Even more so when she fell into the press and reviewing side of the theatre industry!

11,000 miles from home, she found her community. Reviewing theatre on the West End, off West End and in Edinburgh, interviewing talent, cast and creatives and creating sneak peek social media content for her audience.

Now she has returned home to Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa and is excited to experience and share the marvellous talent and productions we have right here in our backyard!

I am a Wellingtonian born and bred and have been involved in theatre for the last 30 years, mostly on stage, but have done some technical and backstage roles.  I come from a musical background with both my mother and sister being members of Cantoris choir here in Wellington for many years.  My father was also well known in the live music community, playing double bass in the Simon Peele Orchestra, so you can see music has always played a big part of my life. 

I was responsible for setting up a Wellington Community Theatre page which has now been running for seven years and has close to 1700 members. It is used for sharing audition and show notices and when groups are looking for show props etc.

This year I started to write reviews and posting them on the page as I felt there was a gap in community theatre, where most shows now do not get any form of recognition. This has led me to now doing reviews for Broadwayworld, which I am excited to be a part of.