Phil Willmott
20 May
News 
A wizard guide to the West End
By Phil Willmott Friday, May 20 2016, 08:26
Here's a wizard idea from the Society of London Theatre.
If you're new to London Theatre-going, or even if you crave a little more insider knowledge, they've created a new app that provides you with a walking tour of the theatre district.
19 May
New Shows
Will Jude Law be your 2017 Obsession?
By Phil Willmott Thursday, May 19 2016, 08:33
“A” list, film star Jude Law will be returning to the London stage in May 2017 when he stars in the world première of OBSESSION directed by the highly-regarded Ivo van Hove; part of a residency the Dutch director and his theatre company will have at the Barbican Theatre.
18 May
News
Be Immortalised in the new Tricycle Theatre
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, May 18 2016, 08:26
Now here’s a novel way to help cash strapped London Theatre and achieve a little fame for yourself!
The welcoming and busy Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn is inviting members of the public to pay to have a seat named after them in the newly refurbished auditorium. For a one off price of £1000 one of the 280 seats could have your name affixed to it for future audiences to see.
17 May
New Shows
Will Marilyn Monroe break hearts again?
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, May 17 2016, 15:17
There's been several failed attempts to write a successful musical about Marilyn Monroe over the years and no one has yet succeeded.
You may recall there was even a TV series, SMASH, about creating a Broadway Marilyn musical called BOMBSHELL. In that fictional success story the show had a fantastic score by the song writing team behind HAIR SPRAY and CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY which we regularly heard in the programme; the cast album's readily available and it's a treat.
17 May
New Shows
Dr Who’s Matt Smith to star in a non-existent play
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, May 17 2016, 13:39
Intriguing news from the Royal Court who've announced much loved actor and former Dr Who, Matt Smith will appear in a new play that hasn't actually been written yet!
At the helm is maverick writer and director Anthony Neilson who when I knew him, back on the London fringe, was often terrifying producers by only finishing his plays at the last moment. The fact that the results are always stunning has rightly won a lot of tolerance for his uncompromising approach to making theatre. However, as far as I'm aware this will be the first time he's actually started rehearsals without a finished text.
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