Phil Willmott
23 Jul
News 
More on Producer Cameron Macintosh’s Les Miserables Manoeuvres
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, July 23 2019, 12:58
I’ve written several times here about my disappointment that the original production of Les Mis is to be replaced in the West End by an excellent but cheaper version, opening once its current home, the Queen’s theatre, has been refurbished and renamed the Sondheim Theatre.
23 Jul
New Shows
THE HOME is an Absolutely Crazy Theatre Idea - for Good and Bad Reasons
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, July 23 2019, 12:39
Now here’s an absolutely crazy idea for a piece of theatre. It’s brave, brilliant and exactly the kind of thing we love to promote at Londonboxoffice alongside the city’s commercial offerings. But there’s a catch.
22 Jul
New Shows
A Disturbing Classic from the 1960s Returns to the West End
By Phil Willmott Monday, July 22 2019, 15:05
It’s been announced that veteran producer Howard Panter (with Eilene Davidson Productions) will be presenting 1960s classic A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG at the Trafalgar studios this Autumn.
11 Jul
Reviews
Review PETER GYNT at the National Theatre
By Phil Willmott Thursday, July 11 2019, 16:17
This play is usually called Peer Gynt. It’s a rambling pageant of symbolism by Henrik Ibsen that, some people believe, he never intended to be staged. Never the less it’s so often produced it’s Norway’s most performed work. There’s even an annual festival dedicated to it.
10 Jul
News
Good News and Bad News at 51 Shaftesbury Ave
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, July 10 2019, 12:14
It’s good news and bad news at the West End’s Queens Theatre.
Good news; Cameron Mackintosh has announced that in honour of Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday next March, the Queen’s Theatre will be renamed the Sondheim Theatre. Hooray!
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