Toyah’s Wonderful World Of Weird The Witch’s Finger An original short story
Written & read by Toyah Willcox
A brand new short story – the eighth – written by and narrated by Toyah!
As Halloween approaches, Toyah brings you an original weird and wonderful story, The Witch’s Finger.
“I have always loved short stories, they can inhabit any world from suburbia to the fantastic. When time is short and long distances need to be travelled, the short story has taken me to places i willingly want to go to. So whether you have five minutes to spare, or you want to escape for a while…join me and my love of the unpredictable. Welcome to Toyah’s Wonderful World of Weird…”
Our latest Dreamscape On Tour! date was a very special and exciting one as myself and my pal Alec went for a lovely meal in the city centre and then to Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall on Sunday night to see Toyah supporting Adam And on his Ant Music Tour 2025.
I’ve saw Toyah live many times over the years, the first time in 1981 at Glasgow Apollo – on the legendary Anthem Tour, and Alec even more times than me – he even went to New York specifically to see Toyah & The Humans live, and yet we both agreed Sunday night’s support set was one of the best experiences of ever seeing Toyah live. Amazing!
She sounded incredible – that note during Ieya…,, and awesome Neon Womb, stunning Race Through Space, mesmerising Rebel Run – looked amazing – her new tour look is gorgeous, a touch of the old but also up-to-date new, and performed to a packed Concert Hall (a fantastic venue) on the first of two dates in the city.
We both had a great time, and Adam wasn’t half bad either, though we were both there to see Toyah. A great night was finished off with a few drinks and lots of chat about a memorable gig.
A great review, by Bournemouth Echo, for Toyah on Adam Ant’s Ant Music 2025 Tour, from the opening date at Bournemouth BIC.
Review: Adam Ant at the BIC in Bournemouth
It was two legends for the price of one at the Bournemouth International Centre.
First up we had the pleasure of the full on Toyah experience.
Looking sharp and sounding sharper still, this is a performer who has lost none of the enthusiasm and brilliant stage craft that saw her storm the charts in the eighties.
The thing about having a performer as good as Toyah as your support is that there is a good chance they might steal the show.
• Louder: Robert Fripp dons Satanic nun costume as Toyah sings an AC/DC classic and we may never sleep again: Just another Halloween-themed afternoon in the Fripp-Willcox kitchen – Continue…
• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp cover AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell” for Halloween – Continue…
• NME: Watch Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox cover AC/DC’s ‘Highway To Hell’ in costume for Halloween ‘Sunday Lunch’ special: The married couple put the series on hold earlier this year after Fripp suffered a heart attack – Continue…
• Far Out: Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp take on AC/DC in new Halloween special – Continue…
• Brave Words: Robert Fripp And Toyah Perform AC/DC Classic On 2025 Halloween Sunday Lunch Episode – Continue…
Toyah onstage, on the opening date of Adam Ant’s Ant Music 2025 Tour, at Bournemouth International Centre on Thursday night. Toyah also played Utilita Arena in Cardiff last night.
We had a great day out in Glasgow earlier this week, visiting the amazing Purrple Cat Cafe during the afternoon and a great time seeing The Wendy James at King Tuts in the evening. Great venue, fantastic gig, amazing band.
Quadrophenia: Sky Cinema Greats: Friday 7th November: 4.20am
The Who wrote and produced this energetic story of a young man disillusioned with his life in 1960s London. Phil Daniels excels as the alienated anti-hero Jimmy Cooper. Director: Franc Roddam. Starring: Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Toyah Willcox, Philip Davis, Mark Wingett, Sting, and Ray Winstone.
A mini episode of Doctor Who… “The Furious Futures”. I’ve always wanted to be on my favourite television series and this is probably the only way it’ll happen!
Toyah’s classic Brave New World was released as a new 4-track single on digital platforms on Friday 17th October. Featuring the A-Side/B-Side, plus an instrumental and the unsegued Full Length version, the latter two previously unavailable on digital platforms.
Celebrity Fantasy Homes: Really: Friday 31st October: 6am Toyah (Series 2, Episode 2). Celebrities hunt for a new home. Gaby Roslin helps the original punk-pop princess Toyah Willcox search for a second home, in Richmond upon Thames, with a budget of £650,000.
Toyah is very busy gigging over the next few months, with concerts of her own (Celebrating The Very Best Of Toyah in October, and An Evening With Toyah in November), as well as supporting Adam Ant on 10 dates of his UK tour (October/November) and supporting Big Country on five dates of their UK tour.
Toyah was the latest guest star – On Saturday night at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham – to cameo for a performance of the Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright theatre tour. Here she is pictured with the creators and stars – and also creators/stars of The League Of Gentlemen – Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton.
Previous Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright cameos include Stephen Fry, Mel Giedroyc, Michael Sheen, Tamsin Greig, Su Pollard, Emilia Fox, Rob Brydon and many others.
We – myself and my long time pal Alec – had a fun day at BBC Scotland watching the recording of the 2025 Christmas Special of Mrs Brown’s Boys – This was our second recording of the year at the studios on Glasgow Waterfront’s Pacific Quay, having saw another episode being filmed earlier in 2025. This was a lot of fun and we laughed constantly for almost three hours. As well as the episode we were treated to stand up, a catwalk, a variety of games, fairy dance-off, a glow sticks rave, Christmas singalong and a big snowball fight between the cast/crew and audience at the end of the recording. A very eventful and memorable afternoon, then into the city centre for a fab meal.
• Classic Rock/Louder: “I want to try your clothes on!” Toyah and Robert Fripp explore uncharted musical territory in new Sunday Lunch video: They’re back! Again! – Continue…
• Brave Words: Robert Fripp & Toyah Perform Bikini Kill’s “Rebel Girl” for new Sunday Lunch video – Continue…
• Far Out: Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp take on ‘Rebel Girl’ in latest ‘Sunday Lunch’ video: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp have returned with spunk to their weekly Sunday Lunch video covers series. This time, the pair take on the iconic Bikini Kill hit ‘Rebel Girl’ for its latest instalment – Continue…
Toyah’s Wonderful World Of Weird
