Matt Hemley

Matt Hemley

@matthemley.bsky.social

Deputy editor of The Stage newspaper. Theatre content galore. Gloria Estefan megafan.

1,261 Followers 140 Following 33 Posts Joined Nov 2024
11 months ago
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On tonight's BBC Front Row: Vikingur Olafsson, @matthemley.bsky.social & Louisa Buck look back on Lockdown's impact on theatre & art; plus bestselling children's writer and illustrator Liz Pichon on the influences that led to Meet The Mubbles. R4 715pm 📻 🎧 or link here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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1 year ago

Had a nightmare in which I had to go on for Tom Francis in Sunset Boulevard. With no rehearsal & as someone who can’t sing it was terrifying. I woke myself up before the title number as there’s no way I’d have pulled that outdoors walking scene off 🤣

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1 year ago
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For the first time in my 17 years @thestage.bsky.social I’ve overseen The Stage 100. A massive undertaking but a rewarding one, celebrating as it does so much talent! We now have a category for children’s theatre & and an expanded section for independent creatives. Congrats to all on it!

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1 year ago
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Had the best time seeing Starlight Express - our third outing and my daughter’s current favourite! The added bonus was a meet & greet with the two stars. So magical (for me & her!) #theatre #musicals #starlightexpress

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1 year ago
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An utter treat to sit down with Carrie Hope Fletcher to talk all things Calamity Jane today. #theatresky ❤️

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1 year ago
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Saw this tonight and had the BEST time! Funny, silly, witty, with plenty of magic, music & mayhem.Took my mum who cried with laughter.! The tonic I needed tonight. Thanks RSC @barbican.bsky.social 👏👏👏👏

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1 year ago
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Happy 90th to the legendary Judi Dench! ❤️

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1 year ago

Omg Robert Harris is my favourite author and I’m dying to see this!

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1 year ago
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Such a fun night at Jamie Wilson Productions’ Christmas do. Feeling festive after seeing Santa & catching up with good friends like Claire Sweeney ❤️

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1 year ago
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Had such a fun evening at The Devil Wears Prada gala performance! #theatresky #prada

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1 year ago
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Tomorrow is the gala performance of The Devil Wears Prada. I was so honoured to be asked to host the launch of this show a few weeks back and interview the one & only Elton John on stage. Something I’ll remember forever! #theatresky #eltonjohn #prada

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1 year ago

Hi Greg!

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1 year ago
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Cynthia Erivo: 'You have to drag me off the stage' Theatre features and interviews including interviews, in-depth reports on the theatre industry and obituaries for influential actors, creatives and theatremakers

“I needed to sing. It feels odd when I am not"

As the #WickedMovie is officially released tomorrow, we look back at @matthemley.bsky.social's interview with #CynthiaErivo in The Stage.

Read it here 👇

www.thestage.co.uk/features/cyn...

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1 year ago

My review of the Steps musical Here & Now

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1 year ago

Obvs!

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1 year ago
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Omg!! I’m in Steps!

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1 year ago
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As I head off to the Steps musical in Birmingham I’m sharing the original advert I’m told is the one the band members responded to back in 1996 in @thestage.bsky.social ❤️

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1 year ago

The Stage is now on Bluesky!

Follow along for the latest theatre news, reviews, big interviews and more 🗞️

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1 year ago

Lovely to see you here!

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1 year ago

Yes please!

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1 year ago

I know it’s early days, but doesn’t it feel nice to post without fear of a pile on or angry people trying to pick a fight? Feels like we can just be ourselves again!

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1 year ago

Same! Gradually using X less though

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1 year ago

There’s plenty more where this came from! 🤣 happy to say Gloria is now an actual friend - so it paid off! 😂😂

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1 year ago

🤞🤞🤞🤞

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1 year ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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1 year ago
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For anyone who doesn’t know me from X , I’m deputy editor at The Stage newspaper (where I’ve been for 17 years now 😬) and I’m one of the world’s biggest Gloria Estefan fans - proof (if you need it) below 🤣

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1 year ago

Hello!!

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1 year ago

I can say this here as it’s a safe space:

I’m off to the Steps musical on Tuesday and I’m more excited about this show than I have been for a while!

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1 year ago

Hello!

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1 year ago

Omg no or omg yes 🤣

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