Phil Willmott
20 Jun
Reviews 
Review: ALADDIN at the Prince Edward Theatre
By Phil Willmott Monday, June 20 2016, 10:17
Packed with fun, spectacle and great songs, many of which we all know and love, Disney's stage adaptation of their animated big screen mega-hit is a joy.
Street kid Aladdin and his love interest Princess Jasmine have the perfectly toned physiques of porn stars and only face a few minor hiccups as they head towards their inevitable matrimonial happy ending. They're helped on their journey by a magic carpet, Aladdin's three bros, and especially by a show stealing genie, released from a magic lamp; all this despite the efforts of a villainous vizier and his pint sized and hyper sidekick.
16 Jun
Reviews
Review: HOBSON’S CHOICE at the Vaudeville Theatre
By Phil Willmott Thursday, June 16 2016, 15:39
Harold Brighouse's vintage comedy, HOBSON’S CHOICE, is what is known as a “crowd pleaser”. A big, warm, family comedy set in picturesque Edwardian Lancashire and featuring vivid characters that mostly turn out to have hearts of gold.
15 Jun
New Shows
HAMILTON: The Musical that can stop traffic
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, June 15 2016, 09:02
I was in New York recently and decided to check out the smash hit musical Hamilton to see what all the fuss is about. No chance, I pulled every favour I could but no one could get me a ticket, the production is booked up solidly for at least the next year. But they do a daily on-line lottery. You have to register by a certain time and at 4pm you get an email letting you know if you've been successful or not. I imagined if I tried that every day for a week the odds were I'd win a ticket, I mean, how many other people would apply that much determination? Wrong again. 4pm brought disappointment every day.
13 Jun
News
No need to desert this sinking ship
By Phil Willmott Monday, June 13 2016, 09:38
An exquisite chamber production of the juggernaut size Broadway musical TITANIC is now playing at the the Charing Cross Theatre.
I couldn't get to the press night of this latest incarnation but I admired it a great deal when I first saw it at the Southwark Playhouse three years ago and the reviews this time around indicate it's every bit as good.
10 Jun
News
We need to talk about Harry
By Phil Willmott Friday, June 10 2016, 10:58
There have been many stern requests over the last week or so for audiences not to give away the secrets contained within the two part Harry Potter and the Cursed Child production, now premiering at the Palace Theatre.
On the face of it that seems absolutely fair enough, after all, everyone hates "spoilers" about TV programmes. If anyone gives away anything about an episode of GAME OF THRONES that I haven't seen I get furious. I can see no reason why we shouldn't feel the same about a theatre show and protecting the surprises it contains.
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