Jo Fisher is a writer and editor based in Southampton, UK. She has been reviewing theatre for three years.
Jo has a first-class bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in English Literary Studies (distinction) from the University of Southampton, where she was involved in student journalism. She is now a Corporate Writer and Editor at the University, having worked in the Communications and Marketing team for six years.
Alongside her career and her work as a theatre reviewer, Jo enjoys writing, sharing and performing poetry; one of her highlights from the past year is competing at the 2019 Hammer & Tongue National Poetry Slam Finals at the Royal Albert Hall. She also loves reading and working on her blog, and has taken a number of online and evening writing courses. She has run local theatre review and poetry writing workshops, and regularly attends community writing groups to stay motivated and inspired.
BWW Review: AMERICAN IDIOT, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
January 25, 2019
January 25, 2019
American Idiot brings Green Day's much-loved album to life in a punk-rock production that rebels against the musical archetype and vigorously sticks its middle finger up to everything and anything that gets in its way.
BWW Review: SIX, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
November 13, 2018
November 13, 2018
We are all familiar with the tale of the six wives of Henry VIII. Or at least, their endings - divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. But what about the women behind the rhyme?
BWW Review: THE ANIMALS AND CHILDREN TOOK TO THE STREETS, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
October 30, 2018
October 30, 2018
The Animals and Children Took To The Streets twists together retro imagery and animation with cabaret and mime for some elegantly sinister storytelling.
BWW Review: FUP: A MODERN FABLE, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
October 16, 2018
October 16, 2018
Fup: A Modern Fable brings Jim Dodge's novel from the page and onto the stage. Adapted and directed by Simon Harvey, the tale takes place in the depths of Cornwall, at the haphazard home of a centenarian, a slightly drunken duck, and a large man called Tiny.
BWW Review: MEDUSA, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
October 11, 2018
October 11, 2018
The ancient Greek gorgon, Medusa, has been reimagined and reincarnated as a feisty and foul-mouthed rock star in a new, creative production at Nuffield Southampton Theatres.
BWW Interview: Elf Lyons Talks MEDUSA at Nuffield Southampton Theatres
October 11, 2018
October 11, 2018
Performer and comedian Elf Lyons and a team of creatives have brought Medusa back to life in just three weeks.
BWW Review: THE UNRETURNING, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
October 10, 2018
October 10, 2018
The Unreturning follows the fallout of war through the story of three different men returning from the Front Line.
BWW Review: THE MOUNTAINTOP, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
October 3, 2018
October 3, 2018
Katori Hall's The Mountaintop invites us to step into the private life of Martin Luther King for one night; one that hangs suspended in time, between his achievements and his final breath.
BWW Review: WOMEN IN POWER, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
September 14, 2018
September 14, 2018
Opening with its world premiere at Nuffield Southampton Theatres' City venue, Women in Power gives life to a classic Greek comedy, bringing it into the twenty-first century with music, mayhem and mischevious humour.
BWW Review: SS MENDI: DANCING THE DEATH DRILL, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
July 6, 2018
July 6, 2018
Premiering at Nuffield Southampton Theatres' City venue, SS Mendi: Dancing the Death Drill resurrects those lost at sea in a little-known wartime tragedy through a cultural feast of powerful theatre, music and song.
BWW Review: QUARTER LIFE CRISIS, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
June 28, 2018
June 28, 2018
'Siri, when do I become an adult?' Alicia asks. She is, we are told, a 'hot mess'; a typical twentysomething, a classic millennial, caught somewhere between her days as a student and 'real life'.
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