Phil Willmott
30 Dec
News 
Our Critic Takes a Charitable View of CATS, on Film
By Phil Willmott Monday, December 30 2019, 09:38
If you’re a long-time West End Theatre fan you’re no doubt aware that a big budget Hollywood film of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical CATS has just been released. What we’ve all been wondering is whether it’ll be any good after the trailer that was distributed earlier this year made it all look rather alarming, as I reported HERE.
27 Dec
News
Is London’s new Turbine Theatre Running Out of Steam?
By Phil Willmott Friday, December 27 2019, 17:41
Eyebrows were raised when the ever audacious producer Paul Taylor-Mills decided to add a Battersea theatre to his portfolio: a. because its modest seating capacity would make it hard to run shows commercially and b. because, for audiences, it’s a daunting bus ride and short walk from the nearest tube or train station.
27 Dec
News
The Three Best London Shows of 2019 That You Can Still See in 2020
By Phil Willmott Friday, December 27 2019, 17:31
Fortunately three of last year’s top productions are currently still running in London so grab the last few tickets to celebrate the new year.
24 Dec
Reviews
Review: CURTAINS at the Wyndham’s Theatre
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, December 24 2019, 16:08
This show is either a parody of, or an homage to, classic “backstage” musicals like KISS ME KATE and 42nd STREET, much loved works from the 1930s - 1950s about show biz folk and the perils of putting on a production. CURTAINS adds a murder mystery to the mix.
19 Dec
Reviews
Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at The Gielgud Theatre
By Phil Willmott Thursday, December 19 2019, 10:45
Look, this isn’t for everyone. The young girl next to me was bored waiting for some funny bits or some Razzamataz. In vain. (Although there’s some up tempo numbers at the top of Act 2)
But this isn’t a piece you watch for a night’s diversion. This is a show you watch with your heart and your soul, you let its melancholia seep into your bones and you emerge understanding that felling blue can be enriching and that down-beat can be majestic.
Rachel John (Mrs Neilsen) in Girl from the North Country. Photographer: Cylla Von Tiedemann
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