Phil Willmott
25 Nov
News 
Will Hollywood’s Freaky New Movie of CATS Ruin the West End Favourite?
By Phil Willmott Monday, November 25 2019, 10:23
If you follow show business news you can’t fail to have noticed the online storm advance clips of the forthcoming film of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS has provoked.
25 Nov
New Shows
The Mystery of the West End’s HELLO DOLLY shuffle
By Phil Willmott Monday, November 25 2019, 09:05
It’s been announced that UK acting royalty Imelda Staunton will play the title role of Dolly Levi in a NEW production of HELLO DOLLY for the West End.
06 Nov
Reviews
Review: DEATH OF A SALESMAN at the Piccadilly Theatre
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, November 6 2019, 10:13
Can you improve a masterpiece? The answer at the Piccadilly Theatre until January 4th is a resounding yes.
Salesman is widely regarded as one of the greatest plays ever written. On the face of it it’s a domestic tragedy. We’re in the early 1950s and the hosiery salesman Willy Loman returns home from a long sales trip on a hot summer night, to his worried wife.
03 Nov
Reviews
Review: DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS at the White Bear Theatre
By Phil Willmott Sunday, November 3 2019, 17:50
I’ve known the playwright Claudio Macor for some years, ever since I directed one of his early plays. Since then he’s commendably amassed a significant body of work in which he uncovers dark moments from the history of gay oppression and vividly dramatises them.
01 Nov
New Shows
Beverley Knight and the Music of the Drifters Feature in an intriguing New West End Show
By Phil Willmott Friday, November 1 2019, 08:28
There are two types of jukebox musicals, the term given to shows which stitch together existing hits to tell a story. Some have an original plot, such as WE WILL ROCK YOU, MAMMA MIA and MOULIN ROUGE but equally successful are productions which tell the story of the artists who first recorded the material eg. BEAUTIFUL-THE CAROL KING MUSICAL, JERSEY BOYS and TINA.
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