Phil Willmott
14 Aug
Casts 
Looking forward to Sheridan Smith in the title role of Funny Girl
By Phil Willmott Friday, August 14 2015, 12:08
The news that Sheridan Smith is to star in the title role of classic musical FUNNY GIRL at the Menier Chocolate Factory (an Off-West End venue near London Bridge that’s proved something of a West End and Broadway hit factory) is significant.
13 Aug
New Shows
SHOWSTOPPER! The Improvised Musical
By Phil Willmott Thursday, August 13 2015, 12:38
Most people appreciate how tough it is to get a new musical right, achieving the perfect balance of story, song, comedy and tragedy as recent flops like MADE IN DAGENHAM have proved.
All the more reason than to see this extraordinary little show where a handful of performers and musicians improvise a new musical based on suggestions from the audience EVERY NIGHT!
13 Aug
Reviews
Grand Hotel - Southwark Playhouse
By Phil Willmott Thursday, August 13 2015, 12:07
If anyone has any doubts as to the power of theatre and the audience's imagination to transport us to another time and place they should hurry to the Southwark Playhouse where director Thom Sutherland brilliantly recreates the bustle of Berlin’s Grand Hotel in the 1920s on a narrow strip of marbled floor, in the midst of the audience, beneath a single chandelier.
11 Aug
New Shows
Preview of The Barber of Seville
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, August 11 2015, 11:46
Jonathan Miller, who first found fame way back in the 1960’s as part of the posh comedy group BEYOND THE FRINGE has achieved extraordinary success over the last few decades as the director of some of the best loved and most often revived opera productions in the modern repertoire.
10 Aug
Reviews
Hetty Feather - Daytime at The Duke of York’s Theatre
By Phil Willmott Monday, August 10 2015, 16:51
There’s a welcome new trend in the West End at the moment, daytime kid’s shows!
What’s been remarkable is the quality of these productions. Each has its own scenery, installed on top of the scenery used at night and lot’s of these productions have received reviews that rival the evening productions.
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