The Family Stage started as a personal blog charting the lives of a London based family of four. Born out of Mummy’s indecision over whether to become a theatre blogger or mummy blogger, it originally attempted to straddle the boundary between the two worlds. But with family life revolving around performing arts classes, and most of our spare time spent at the theatre, things became distinctly stagey pretty quickly. This is now very much a fully fledged theatre blog, featuring all things theatrical.
What do we cover?
We cover shows for all ages including adults. We mostly cover theatre in London and the South-East, although are usually up for a stagey road trip.
The munchkins have now reached the teenage stage, so we’re likely to prioritise productions for the t(w)een age group but Mummy is also more than willing to come and see a show for other ages on her own.
We are accredited reviewers with the Fringe Theatre Awards. If we’re unable to attend your show, we recommend trying one of our FTA friends, who are all also accredited reviewers.
We have also welcomed a new reviewer, Bedfordshire Mum and her three year old mini-reviewer, to help us cover a wider range of shows for young audiences. They’re based in Bedfordshire but happy to travel around the local area (including into London).
PR Requests
If you are interested in being featured on The Family Stage or looking for a review for your show, please do get in touch via email thefamilystage@gmail.com.
Write for Us
We’re looking for reviewers to join our team, to help us cover a wider range of shows. We’re especially interested in hearing from you if you can cover children’s theatre for ages 0-7 and/or if you’re based outside London. We don’t make any money from the blog so unfortunately we can’t pay, but we often get free reviewer tickets to shows. If you’re interested, drop us an email with a sample of your writing at thefamilystage@gmail.com.