Phil Willmott
25 Jul
Reviews 
Review: PITY at the Royal Court
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, July 25 2018, 21:10
You enter the Royal Court for their latest production, PITY, Rory Mullarkey's tedious muddle of a play, in a crass production directed by Sam Pritchard, at the rear of the stage.
20 Jul
Reviews
Review: A MONSTER CALLS at the Old Vic
By Phil Willmott Friday, July 20 2018, 13:50
It was new to me but A MONSTER CALLS is a much loved Children’s novel by Patrick Ness, a cherished film and now an extremely accomplished stage show, currently running at the Old Vic Theatre.
17 Jul
Reviews
Review: THE KING AND I at the London Palladium
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, July 17 2018, 15:17
Regular readers will know how much I was looking forward to this Broadway import. I saw the production at the Lincoln Centre in New York and, having once directed it myself, I was full of admiration for director Bartlett Sher, who made the storytelling so clear and the more old fashioned elements seem fresh and invigorated.
Kelli O'Hara as Anna and Ken Watanabe as the King in The King and I.
13 Jul
Reviews
Review: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY at the National Theatre
By Phil Willmott Friday, July 13 2018, 09:54
London theatre has already offered two theatrical marathons this year, THE INHERITANCE soon to return to the West End, and IMPERIUM, currently playing at the Gielgud Theatre. Both clock in at around seven hours. By comparison the LEHMAN TRILOGY at the National is a mere three and a half hours and can be viewed in a single performance.
11 Jul
Reviews
Review: IT HAPPENED IN KEY WEST at the Charing Cross Theatre
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, July 11 2018, 07:40
Coming hot on the heels of KNIGHTS OF THE ROSE, the rock, juke box show about medieval romance at the Arts Theatre, comes another audaciously unconventional new musical, IT HAPPENED IN KEY WEST, which has just opened at the Charing Cross Theatre.
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