So you have launched the WILMA AWARDS and they’ll be taking place in November. Are you excited?
I'm so excited! I hope it's going to be a lot of fun and so far there has been a lot of support for it which is great!
What made you create your own awards?
For a couple of years now people have been telling me I should do the Wilma Awards. I was approached by a producer who wanted to back me on it but I didn't think the time was quite right back then. I feel in a position now to be able to do it and do it properly. I would hate to do it half heartedly (what's the point?)
Looking at the list of categories I think you’ve narrowed them down to a a hand full of really good categories! What made you decide on those?
When I first started thinking about the awards my categories were completely different! I didn't want more than ten awards and so narrowing down the final ten was really difficult. I decided to combine the categories of 'Best Front of House Team', 'Best Theatre Bar' and 'Best Venue' into simply 'Most Welcoming Theatre' which I think works much more nicely.
I really wanted to put my own little spin on the award categories, having a mix of what you would expect and something a bit different too!
