
Phil Willmott


Review: HADESTOWN at the National Theatre
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, November 14 2018, 15:51
The folksy musical HADESTOWN arrives at the main stage of our National Theatre with a great deal of expectation appropriate to a piece which began as a low key acoustic set of songs which were picked up and developed by some very prestigious North American Theatres until it made a stir in NYC.


A Beginner's Guide to London Theatre’s Pantomime Dames
By Phil Willmott Monday, November 12 2018, 09:53
Like most people working in British Theatre I begin rehearsals for Pantomime this week.
It’s the most traditional form of Christmas entertainment for UK audiences but for outsiders it can seem bewildering.


London Theatre Commemorates the end of The First World War in Three Striking Productions
By Phil Willmott Monday, November 12 2018, 09:41
WAR HORSE is back at the National Theatre to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War and a night of theatre is the perfect way to contemplate the sacrifice millions made in that terrible conflict.


10 Reasons to See 42nd Street before it closes
By Phil Willmott Friday, November 9 2018, 15:23
Several big musicals have announced closing dates in the West End after long, critically acclaimed runs. Don’t miss out. There’s plenty of reasons to hurry to these fantastic shows before they’re gone.


THE PROM: Governments Should Buy Every LGBT Teen a Ticket to this Broadway Show
By Phil Willmott Monday, November 5 2018, 12:38
I had a particularly joyous Broadway evening last week when I the joined the New York casts from two current productions directed by Casey Nicholaw (ALADDIN & BOOK OF MORMON) on their night off, at the premiere of a third, THE PROM in previews at the Longacre Theatre, 44th Street.
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