Writer for Total MK, the website for everything in Milton Keynes.
Total MK delivers online editorial covering the arts, lifestyle and news in Milton Keynes.
I have been a contributor since the website launched in April 2014. As a contributor, I find stories, source pictures, organise and conduct interviews and, of course, write copy.
Although my work appears across the website, my particular focus is on dance and theatre – previews, reviews, features and interviews.
Georgina has been working for me since 2010 – first as an occasional contributor to the GO leisure supplement of the Milton Keynes Citizen newspaper. It quickly became clear that her knowledge, eagerness and ability to turn around accurate, clean copy should be utilised.
She soon began writing across all the leisure pages, and consistently proved to be an asset. She has stepped in to research and write the entire section in my absence, meeting the challenge with her typically positive style.
Since April 2014, Georgina has been working for the Total MK leisure website – contributing editorial on a range of topics, but specialising in articles around dance and ballet, her absolute passions.
She is a dance aficionado and it shows in her interviews and reviews of productions, which are glorious in detail and brilliantly executed.
Georgina is a pleasure to work with and her understanding of the topics she writes about is illustrated in every sentence.
These traits, together with a sunny nature and professional manner, make her the perfect ambassador for Total MK.
Sammy Jones
Editor, Total MK (www.totalmk.co.uk)
Leisure Editor, Milton Keynes Citizen (2001–2018)
Examples of content contributed:
2014
Big Bad Wolf set to huff, puff and pirouette onto Milton Keynes Theatre stage
A right royal World Book Night at The Prince George
Reader outing and a reason to smile for Carole
Meet and greet: Total MK introduces Northern Ballet dancer Sean Bates
Review: Vincent and Flavia sizzle in Dance ’til Dawn
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Northern Ballet
Behind the scenes at English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer competition
Review: Northern Ballet’s three little pigs
‘Wood’ you write with these beautiful pens?
Help Welsh 3000s challengers reach fundraising target for the Teenage Cancer Trust
You are the ones that they want
Contemporary choir set to rock at Stantonbury Theatre
Review: Dirty Dancing at Milton Keynes Theatre is high energy and infectiously joyous
Our Carole’s 25th novel dazzles in Sunday Times bestseller list
Young dancer wins place on coveted course
2015
Review: Jersey Boys at Milton Keynes Theatre
A cut above the rest: Edward Scissorhands returns to Milton Keynes Theatre
Review: Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands at Milton Keynes Theatre
Romantic Novelists’ Association award for our Carole
Dance ’til dawn with Flavia and Vincent
Brontë classic Wuthering Heights told by Northern Ballet
Dance for little mites with Northern Ballet
Review: Northern Ballet triumph with Wuthering Heights at Milton Keynes Theatre
Book Review: The Cake Shop in the Garden by Carole Matthew
Review: Les Misérables School Edition at Stantonbury Theatre
Review: Shrek the Musical at Milton Keynes Theatre
English National Ballet ‘draw’ up exclusive Milton Keynes Theatre programme
English National Ballet’s visit to Milton Keynes will be twice as nice
Review: Awesome and absorbing dance works make for a night to remember
Review: English National Ballet wows with sumptuous Romeo and Juliet
Vincent and Flavia dance off with The Last Tango at Milton Keynes Theatre
Review: The Last Tango dazzles at Milton Keynes Theatre
Interview: Panto star Wayne Sleep talks with Total MK
Review: The entertaining eccentricities of Aladdin at Milton Keynes Theatre!
2016
Interview: New Adventures principal Dominic North in conversation
Bourne brilliance returns to Milton Keynes Theatre with Sleeping Beauty
Review: Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty is a wonderful, spellbinding success
Passionate performance from San Francisco Ballet in Milton Keynes this Valentine’s Day
From Carmen to The Car Man with New Adventures, on screen at Cineworld MK
Northern Ballet’s take on George Orwell’s 1984 debuts on BBC Four this week
Review: Northern Ballet’s 1984 on BBC Four
One of the world’s leading modern dance companies to grace the silver screen in Milton Keynes
Dive in as Northern Ballet brings Swan Lake to the new city
Northern Ballet: The Tortoise and the Hare rivals dance off
Review: Swan Lake at Milton Keynes Theatre
Milton Keynes Amateur Operatic Society brings rom-com to the stage
Prepare to be cha-cha-charmed by fancy footwork as Keep Dancing waltzes in to Milton Keynes
Review: Keep Dancing at Milton Keynes Theatre
Review: Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Milton Keynes Theatre
‘Dance is in my soul’, says Cats choreographer Dame Gillian Lynne
Review: Footloose at Milton Keynes Theatre – explosive and excellent!
Review: Cat-itude aplenty with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s menagerie of moggies at Milton Keynes Theatre
English National Ballet’s Nutcracker workshops set to sprinkle some seasonal magic in Milton Keynes
English National Ballet tiptoes into town with seasonal treat, Nutcracker
Review: Panto-pizzazz in Dick Whittington at Milton Keynes Theatre
2017
More Bourne brilliance is set for Milton Keynes: The Red Shoes is in town next week
Get sensual with Casanova and Northern Ballet at Milton Keynes Theatre
Giuliano Contadini is Casanova: discover the dancer starring in Northern Ballet’s newest production
Northern Ballet brings Goldilocks and the Three Bears to Milton Keynes
Review: Northern Ballet brings Casanova to Milton Keynes Theatre
Review: Northern Ballet’s The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas under the spotlight
Review: Grease at Milton Keynes Theatre
English National Ballet brings a delicious double bill to Milton Keynes Theatre
Vincent and Flavia are back in Milton Keynes with a Tango for today
2018
Interview: Total MK speaks with James Leece, starring in The Snowman at Milton Keynes Theatre
Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman to transform Milton Keynes Theatre into a winter wonderland
Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella will bring magic to Milton Keynes Theatre next week
Review: Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella at Milton Keynes Theatre
Dance students prepare for VaVaVoom in Milton Keynes
The Little Mermaid is ready to make a splash at Milton Keynes Theatre
Interview: Northern Ballet dancer Abigail Prudames talks The Little Mermaid with Total MK
Have fun and focus on dance this summer as Milton Keynes studio hosts exciting summer school
Eat, sleep, dance and repeat as Milton Keynes students get ready for their summer show
Review: War Horse at Milton Keynes Theatre
Engage with English National Ballet in workshops at Milton Keynes Theatre
English National Ballet brings love, decadence and passion to Milton Keynes Theatre
Review: English National Ballet’s Nutcracker, London Coliseum, Christmas 2018
2019
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake is on its way to Milton Keynes Theatre
Explore Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake in dance workshops at Milton Keynes Theatre
Northern Ballet’s Victoria is a dance production fit for a queen
Northern Ballet at Milton Keynes Theatre: by royal appointment
Gritty dance theatre production #JeSuis on its way to Milton Keynes
Review: English National Ballet deliver Cinderella in-the-round at London’s Royal Albert Hall
Review: Motown the Musical at Milton Keynes Theatre
Them/Us: BalletBoyz to bring a new double bill of dance to Milton Keynes Theatre
Northern Ballet’s Dracula promises to be a ballet with bite in Milton Keynes
English National Ballet returns to Milton Keynes Theatre with Le Corsaire
Review: English National Ballet’s Le Corsaire at Milton Keynes Theatre
Review: Family-friendly fun guaranteed in Aladdin at Milton Keynes Theatre
2020
The Red Shoes will be re-Bourne at Milton Keynes Theatre
Review: Matthew Bourne’s production of The Red Shoes at Milton Keynes Theatre
Review: The King and I is a magnificent visual spectacle
2021
Revel in the resilience of the arts with English National Ballet’s digital season
Be amazed by artistic acrobatics from The 7 Fingers at Milton Keynes Theatre
Review: Passagers at Milton Keynes Theatre leaves us awestruck
Waitress the Musical visits Milton Keynes fresh from the West End
Dark comedy Heathers the Musical arrives at Milton Keynes Theatre
Review: Diversity deliver a giant of a panto in Milton Keynes
2022
Milton Keynes actress to star in Dreamgirls when it visits Milton Keynes Theatre
Review: Dreamgirls is simply shamelessly extravagant entertainment
Discover the sugar-coated world of Nutcracker! at Milton Keynes Theatre
Splash-hit musical Singin’ in the Rain returns to Milton Keynes
Review: Singin’ in the Rain brings sun beams and rainbows
Celebrate being a bit different with Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Review: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie in Milton Keynes
Northern Ballet invites you to The Great Gatsby in Milton Keynes this week
Sunny, funny, super trouper of a show Mamma Mia! visits Milton Keynes this week
Turn back time with The Cher Show in Milton Keynes this week
Review: The Cher Show is a star-splitting spectacle
Fisherman’s Friends The Musical docks soon at Milton Keynes Theatre
Give a little love to Bugsy Malone in Milton Keynes
‘Bob Dylan musical’ Girl From The North Country coming to Milton Keynes Theatre
Review: Girl From The North Country is a musing, musical mood piece
2023
Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty returns to Milton Keynes
Review: Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty is spellbinding on Milton Keynes visit
You are never too old for adventure at The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in Milton Keynes
Review: Milton Keynes welcomes The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Golden tickets available for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in Milton Keynes
Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory should be on your musical bucket list
Dada Masilo brings new dance work, The Sacrifice, to Milton Keynes
Review: Strictly Ballroom The Musical is a flashy and frenetic fairy tale
Tightened security in place for The Bodyguard’s return to Milton Keynes
Expect sweet storytelling from Winnie the Pooh musical in Milton Keynes
Discover The Ocean at the End of the Lane in Milton Keynes
Toe-tapping times ahead as 42nd Street brings Broadway to Milton Keynes
Review: 42nd Street brings a classy celebration of show business to Milton Keynes
Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet will bring passionate dance to Milton Keynes
Review: Bourne’s brilliance is sprinkled over Romeo and Juliet
Embark on an epic journey when Life of Pi comes to Milton Keynes
Review: Life of Pi in Milton Keynes – a stunningly realised play
Ailey 2 is bringing the next generation of dance to Milton Keynes
Prepare to be scared at thriller play 2:22 A Ghost Story in Milton Keynes
Review: 2:22 A Ghost Story brings chilling moments to Milton Keynes Theatre
The Drifters Girls musical will come on over to Milton Keynes this month
Review: The Drifters Girl at Milton Keynes Theatre
