Phil Willmott
28 Oct
Reviews 
Review: CATS at the London Palladium
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, October 28 2015, 18:05
Tickets to review CATS are allocated by the West End's least helpful, indeed only unhelpful, press agent. And for the second year running I was informed there wasn't room for me. Perhaps that's why she gets some of the best shows, she keeps riff-raff like us out!
Anyway I've never actually seen CATS so, appropriately, curiosity got the better of me and I thought I'd buy a seat, the cheapest I could find, at the back, right at the top.
28 Oct
News
London's most amazing theatre experience is also its best kept secret
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, October 28 2015, 13:42
The most extraordinary theatrical event you’ll ever encounter is a project unpromisingly called YOU ME BUM BUM TRAIN. Now several years in, it’s so incredibly popular that you have to enter into a lottery just to get a ticket. Talk to anyone who’s been and you’ll be met with a sort of glow and an enigmatic silence. So, what on earth is it?
27 Oct
New Shows
Can a new West End production of PRIVATE LIVES eclipse our memory of the last one?
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, October 27 2015, 16:14
It’s been announced that the Ambassadors Theatre Group, the West End’s most powerful producers are mounting a new production of Noel Coward’s popular comedy PRIVATE LIVES. The production will tour major UK venues before it pitches up in London at a venue to be announced.
27 Oct
New Shows
Make The Force Of Destiny your destiny
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, October 27 2015, 14:35
Exciting news for both established opera fans and anyone who’s been waiting for the right moment to give it a try.
Next month the imposing but very welcoming Coliseum Theatre on St Martin’s lane will be home to a rare production of Giuseppe Verdi’s grand opera THE FORCE OF DESTINY.
23 Oct
New Shows
Harry Potter takes the stage
By Phil Willmott Friday, October 23 2015, 11:56
More details have been released about Harry Potter's first appearance on stage, in a two part sequel that picks up where the books and movies left off.
Tantalising, the plot is previewed in the press release with the following statement.
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