Joanna Riding

[Clazzimay]

It will be so nice to have Jo back as Mrs Wilkinson. She is my personal favourite in the role...........

[bubsycm]

I've only ever seen Kate and Gillian in the part so it's going to take some getting used to!

[billybuddies4eva]

I've only ever seen Kate and Gillian in the part so it's going to take some getting used to!

Same, It's gonna be odd not seeing Kate in the role. She's my favourite Mrs Wilkinson and has certainly deserved being full time Mrs W for the last few months

[ERinVA]

How many performances did she do before she went on leave?

[Chris]

How many performances did she do before she went on leave?

Not exactly sure how many performances she did - she was the principal Mrs Wilkinson from 1st December to 23rd December, so the maximum number she could have done was 26: as its standard practice for the alternate to do 1 show a week, that would knock her back to 23. She might have done even less than than, given her pregnancy.

It's gonna be odd not seeing Kate in the role. She's my favourite Mrs Wilkinson and has certainly deserved being full time Mrs W for the last few months

Absolutely. Both she and Gillian have been superb. Any ideas on what the plan is for these two fabulous Mrs Ws, anybody?

[Muppet]

She's back!

A very different interpretation of Mrs W than the others and some 'new' 80's style frocks!!

[Billy Whiz]

Joanna interviewed by Broadway World.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BW ... T_20090928

[porschesrule]

A nice article about Joanna returning to Billy Elliot on the West End after her maternity leave. Some good peeks inside the workings of the show and life as an actress and a new mom.

http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/ ... na-Riding/

[jen]

I really enjoyed that. I always felt that Joanna received unfair criticism of her age for My Fair Lady. She was very good and didn't keep on "falling ill" unlike her predecessor soap star Lisa Doolittle.

[sleepylins]

Great interview.I really like Joanna as Mrs.W.