After much deliberation and collaboration, we proudly present BWW:UK's Top 100 UK Theatre Tweeters you MUST follow.
With a nod to our over-the-pond colleague @BroadwayGirlNYC, please bear in mind:
- It's not a list of the most famous West End folks on Twitter.
- It's not a list of the most frequent tweeters in the West End - or the accounts with the most followers.
- It's certainly not a complete list of those worth following.
It is simply our top 100 - actors, directors, theatres, venues, shows and organisations
Don't agree with our choices? Or think of someone I've glaringly omitted? Let us know in the comments - or by tweeting us at @BroadwayWorldUK - we'll retweet your thoughts and follow the best accounts!
9to5musicaluk 9 To 5 |
The show's official Twitter. On a UK tour, in a venue near you |
AChorusLineLDN A Chorus Line |
The show's official Twitter. Currently has all the gossip from the rehearsal room |
alfieboe Alfie Boe |
Valjean in Les Mis's 25th anniversary year |
AndrewWright5 Andrew WRight |
Olivier-nominated choreographer |
AnnaJaneCasey Anna-Jane Casey |
High-kicking West End leading lady, currently In The Lake with Spamalot |
arlenephillips Arlene Phillips |
The latest theatre person to be honoured by the Queen for her work |
ArtsEdLondon Arts Ed |
Leading training school |
ATGTickets Ambassador Theatre Group |
One of the UK's biggest and best theatre companies |
BarbicanCentre The Barbican |
Famous central London arts hub |
battersea_arts BAC |
All the latest from their innovative programming |
Becky_Brewis Becky Brewis |
One of the BWW:UK reviewing team. Arts journalist |
BillyElliotUK Billy Elliot |
The show's official Twitter. Find out about ballet and mining |
bookofmormonldn The Book of Mormon |
The show's official Twitter. Ready to become the biggest London hit of the year |
BroadwayWorldUK BWW:UK |
Obviously |
carriesparkle Carrie Dunn |
BWW:UK editor. Be warned - she also likes professional wrestling. |
CHICKENSHED_UK Chickenshed Theatre |
Inspirational theatre company based in North London |
chiggi Charlotte Higgins |
Arts writer for The Guardian |
crucibletheatre Crucible Theatre |
Possibly the best producing theatre outside of London? |
CurveLeicester Curve Theatre |
Currently showing - Hello, Dolly! starring Janie Dee |
dancruciblead Daniel Evans |
The Olivier award-winning actor is artistic director at the Crucible, and is currently directing My Fair Lady |
davidbedella David Bedella |
Olivier Award winning star of Jerry Springer, Torch Song Trilogy, Road Show, Chicago |
DearWorldLondon Dear World |
Musical opens next month starring Betty Buckley |
DSTutor Drama School Tutor |
Anonymous teacher at a leading theatrical training school. Spelling can be dodgy but always fun. |
edfringe Edinburgh Fringe |
All the news before and during the Fringe Festival |
elaine_paige Elaine Paige |
The first lady of British musical theatre |
exitthelemming Sam West |
Actor and director |
finborough Finborough Threatre |
Leading London fringe theatre, situated in West Brompton |
frankieruff Frances Ruffelle |
Tony Award winning legend, original Eponine appearing in the film as Whore No.1, next plays Piaf in major UK revival |
garynaylor999 Gary Naylor |
BWW:UK's chief reviewer - over 300 shows in the past two years and counting. And it's not even his day job |
GeronimoRauch Geronimo Rauch |
The West End's current Valjean. Bilingual tweets so you might even learn something |
ghostlondon Ghost |
The show's official Twitter. Gone from the West End but planning a UK tour |
Gina_beck Gina Beck |
The West End's Glinda |
HackneyEmpire Hackney Empire |
Legendary venue in the East End of London |
hadleyfraser Hadley Fraser |
Cricket, cycling, folk music and a bit of Javert |
iamVHBgaribaldi Victoria Hamilton-Barritt |
Diana in A Chorus Line, she's also incredibly passionate about various social causes |
ideastap Ideas Tap |
Creative organisation offering advice, funding and work opportunities |
JerseyBoysUK Jersey Boys |
The show's official Twitter. All the latest casting news |
JKCorden James Corden |
Certainly made a name for himself since his time in the chorus of Martin Guerre |
JOannaAmpil Joanna Ampil |
She says she's "soon to play a glamour cat" - she's taking on the role of Grizabella in the new tour of CATS |
JoelHorwood Joel Horwood |
Not for the faint-hearted or easily offended, the playwright and BWW:UK guest blogger gives some glimpses into the frustrations of the creative process. And is very funny |
johnowenjones John Owen Jones |
Frankly at the moment we're all following him to find out what next for him after completing such lengthy runs as the Phantom and Valjean |
kaitewelsh Kaite Welsh |
One of the BWW:UK reviewing team. Fan of Victorian literature. |
katefin Kate Finburg |
One of the BWW:UK reviewing team. Can tell you all about Dancing on Ice |
KerryJaneEllis1 Kerry Ellis |
Most famous for playing Elphaba in Wicked |
KidsWeek Kids Week |
The summer promotions giving under-16s the chance to sample London theatre |
killiandonnelly Killian Donnelly |
Musical theatre actor, currently in Billy Elliot. Not averse to jokes |
LandorTheatre Landor Theatre |
Leading London fringe theatre, situated in Clapham |
Leanne_Jones Leanne Jones |
Olivier award winner for Hairspray |
lesmisofficial Les Miserables |
The show's official Twitter. Find out about everything revolutionary |
lyngardner Lyn Gardner |
theatre critic for the Guardian |
MarkHEvans Mark Evans |
Sam in Ghost and about to wow the US in The Book of Mormon |
Matildamusical Matilda |
The show's official Twitter. All the latest from the multi-award-winning musical |
MazzWoman Mazz Murray |
London's longest running Killer Queen, now one third of west end supergroup Woman |
McKennaSusie Susie McKenna |
Creative director of the Hackney Empire, in charge of their yearly pantomime |
michaelxavierMX Michael Xavier |
Olivier nominated for Love Story, currently at the Curve in Hello Dolly! |
mikejibson Michael Jibson |
Another West End star featuring in the Les Mis movie, he's also on the silver screen at the moment in Hatfields and McCoys |
misssarahlark Sarah Lark |
Former 'Nancy', now in Les Miserables |
mrmichaelball Michael Ball |
Never as gleefully frank as his Les Mis love, he's still Mr Showbiz and the king of UK musical theatre |
nationaltheatre National Theatre |
One of the crown jewels in British theatre |
NewWolsey New Wolsey Theatre |
One of the most interesting theatres outside of London, with a really nice set-up. If you live in Suffolk or nearby, you should really be going there regularly as well as following them on Twitter |
OfficialRUG Really Useful Group |
The company dedicated to the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber |
OlivierAwards The Olivier Awards |
The Oscars for West End theatre |
OpenAirTheatre Regent's Park Open Air Theatre |
The official Twitter page for the lovely outdoor venue in the heart of London |
O_L_T Official London Theatre |
Competitions and discount tickets as well as news |
PalaceandOPera Manchester Palace and Opera House |
The two big Manchester venues |
raminkarimloo Ramin Karimloo |
Formerly Phantom and Valjean |
RealMattLucas Matt Lucas |
Les Mis devotee, and former Thenadier |
rebeccacaine Rebecca Caine |
Witty, caustic and always entertaining, Les MIserables' original Cosette is full of fascinating opinions and information |
RebeccaLock22 Rebecca Lock |
A must-follow for any fans of musical theatre and/or baking. Or even simply baked goods |
RestingActress Resting Actress |
The anonymous trials and tribulations of a struggling actress |
RobBrydon Rob Brydon |
Most recently seen in A Chorus of Disapproval but best known for his TV work in Gavin and Stacey |
rockofagesuk Rock of Ages |
The show's official Twitter. Find out about everything Eighties and tangentially related to big hair |
RoundhouseLDN The Roundhouse |
Camden venue for creative arts |
RoyalAlbertHall Royal Albert Hall |
The most iconic venue in London and home of the Proms |
royalcourt The Royal Court |
The BWW:UK team have tipped the Royal Court as the home of some of the most exciting shows of 2013 |
samanthabarks Samantha Barks |
Eponine in the new Les Miserables movie |
sell_a_door Sell-A-Door Theatre |
London fringe work and national tours |
ShentonStage Mark Shenton |
Critic and blogger for The Stage and the Sunday Express |
sheridansmith1 Sheridan Smith |
Olivier-winning actress. She also likes dogs. |
show_jo Jodie Jacobs |
BWW:UK 2011 Award winner for Rock of Ages |
SimGProductions Simon Greiff |
Producer of fantastic new musical theatre |
sohotheatre Soho Theatre |
Always fascinating programming at the Soho. Support new theatre |
SpotlightUK Spotlight |
Acting jobs and auditions since 1927. Advice and support for actors at all stages of their careers |
stagetext Stage Text |
They provide captioning for shows all over the country. Really important work |
stuartpiper Stuart Piper |
Theatrical agent; early Twitter adopter |
susannahclapp Susannah Clapp |
theatre critic for the Observer and Radio 3 |
Team_Barrowman John Barrowman |
All the latest news from the singer/actor |
thebenforster Ben Forster |
Returns to playing Jesus after a spell in the Rocky Horror Show |
TheBodyguardUK The Bodyguard |
The show's official Twitter. One for you if you're a Whitney fan. |
TheOnceMusical Once |
The show's official Twitter. Ready for its UK transfer this spring |
theoperaghosts Phantom of the Opera |
The show's official Twitter. Find out about masked men and gullible young sopranos |
ThePeacefulLion Peaceful Lion |
Production company specialising in children's theatre |
TheStage The Stage |
The must-read for all UK performing arts types |
the_globe The Globe |
The classic venue on the south bank |
vivaforever Viva Forever |
The show's official Twitter. Find out about Spice Girls |
westendproducer West End Producer |
A must-follow, #dear |
WestEndWhingers West End Whingers |
Sarcastic and witty, they review theatre all round London |
WickedUK Wicked |
The show's official Twitter. Find out about everything green |
wwrylondon We Will Rock You |
The show's official Twitter. Find out about casting news and special events |
youngvictheatre Young Vic |
The theatre runs a great and involved Twitter feed |