Sandra Giorgetti

National News Editor and London Reviewer

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After dropping out of university (psychology and drama at Manchester) Sandra volunteered at the emerging Man in the Moon Theatre in Chelsea's King's Road for a number of years whilst holding down "proper jobs" that almost paid the rent. Under the auspices of Man in the Moon founder, Leigh Shine, she quickly became an Edinburgh Fringe obsessive with a seven shows a day addiction. One year Sandra got married between shows which brought down her daily average, and she went cold turkey after the birth of her first child.

Sandra was co-editor the Stephen Sondheim Society Magazine for a year prior to joining the team at the British Theatre Guide. In 2007 she completed a stage design course at the Theatre Museum; since then she has attended courses on theatre process and theatre and playwriting from 1570-1642. Sandra volunteered on First World War theatre project, Great War Theatre, marking the centenary of the Armistice. In January 2022 she was appointed an Offies Assessor.

Reviews

News

Features

Emily Woof in Blizzard

Edinburgh at 76 – it’s all about the numbers, isn't it?

A retrospective glance at goings on last month in Edinburgh.
Safer Theatres Charter

Fun is in the eye of the beer holder

Theatre union BECTU’s survey reveals hidden costs of unacceptable audience behaviour.
Peter Pan’s Labyrinth

Bawdy Beauties and Blue Beasts

We can't stop London reviewer Sandra Giorgetti going in search of seasonal smut, so here is her round-up of saucy Cinders and big nights out with Dick.
Charlie Russell Aims To Please

Edinburgh Festival Fringe at 75

Sandra Giorgetti is an unreliable narrator looking back on this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Digital Access to Arts and Culture

Give and take

Sandra Giorgetti reviews the recommendations of Digital Access to Arts and Culture, a new report from Loughborough and Kent universities funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Hiran Abeysekera (Pi) Tom Larkin (Tiger Head) - Life Of Pi (2021)

The Olivier Awards – Views from My Seat

For the first time, Sandra Giorgetti got the chance to attend the Olivier Awards, ticking off an item from her bucket list.
Tina Stowell Chair of the The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee

Funding the BBC – have your say

The BBC receives £3.6 billion from the licence fee. The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee is asking if the time has come to change that.
Marlowe Theatre receives £1m

Weasels take the credit: CRF3

Continuity Support and CRF 3 Emergency Resource Support announced this week.
21 Round For Christmas

Sick of Cinders and delighted by Dick [Whittington]

Sandra Giorgetti considers some geographically arbitrary alternative festive options with a dollop of [cranberry] sauce.
Tropicana - Best Solo LGBTQI Act from Scene Alba Magazine

Edinburgh is back, up and down

A bit of an Edinburgh round-up from National news editor Sandra Giorgetti.

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