
Phil Willmott


The Life of Pi Comes to London
By Phil Willmott Monday, October 14 2019, 09:36
Here’s some exciting news. The new, highly acclaimed, stage adaptation of the THE LIFE OF PI, the Man Booker prize winning tale of a boy and a tiger is coming to London.


Review: GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES at the Union Theatre
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, October 9 2019, 20:52
It was interesting to see this delightful pocket sized revival of a classic musical, created by friends and associates of mine, two days after seeing ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD at English National Opera.


Review: ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD at the Coliseum Theatre
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, October 8 2019, 15:04
The Orpheus story seems to be the ancient Greek myth of choice at the moment. Over on Broadway HADESTOWN, which played at London’s National Theatre won the Tony award for best musical (mystifyingly in my opinion) whilst the English National Opera are presenting four interpretations this season.


10 Things we Know About Musical, BE MORE CHILL
By Phil Willmott Monday, September 30 2019, 12:12
It’s been announced that cult New York musical BE MORE CHILL will receive its UK Premiere at The Other Palace from 12 February – 3 May 2020.


Review: THE SECRET RIVER at the National Theatre
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, September 3 2019, 14:35
There’s so much that’s satisfying and so much that’s frustrating about Andrew Bovell’s adaptation of Kate Grenville’s novel about early British settlers in Australia.
It’s a production by Sydney Theatre Company from 2013 that is apparently something of a classic in antipodean theatre.
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