Phil Willmott
26 Jun
News 
Harry Potter brought to the West End Stage
By Phil Willmott Friday, June 26 2015, 10:37
There’s a lot of buzz this morning with the announcement that Sonia Friedman, one of the UK's most successful and prolific producers, here and on Broadway, will bring Harry Potter to the West End stage.
24 Jun
Reviews
Review of 1984 at the Playhouse Theatre
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, June 24 2015, 16:55
Long before it was the title of a voyeuristic TV game show the term “Big Brother” was coined by the novelist George Orwell. It comes from his influential book 1984 where it’s the name of the oppressive regime controlling, punishing and rewarding a mass population through dictating and monitoring its every move.
18 Jun
Reviews
Review of TOLD LOOK YOUNGER at Jermyn Street Theatre
By Phil Willmott Thursday, June 18 2015, 13:08
It feels great to have a new gay play around the West End. It also feels slightly odd as there’s been very few for the last decade or so. Recently directors wanting to explore the gay experience have had to dredge up old AIDS plays, now painfully out of date and only good for an impotent wallow in ancient miseries.
18 Jun
Reviews
Review of The Motherf**ker With The Hat at the National Theatre
By Phil Willmott Thursday, June 18 2015, 12:07
This play feels very of the moment. If you’re into your HBO contemporary TV dramas like the Sopranos, Entourage, The Wire - anything with American men yelling f*ck at each other and using ugly threats of violence to express their affection - this is the play for you.
18 Jun
Reviews
Review of Beyond Bollywood
By Phil Willmott Thursday, June 18 2015, 09:24
You've only got until June 27th to see the vibrant and colourful BEYOND BOLLYWOOD before it finishes its run at the London Palladium. Do get along if fancy an intoxicating evening of terrific Indian dance.
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