
Phil Willmott


Dreamgirls sets closing date in the West End
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, June 12 2018, 13:45
Hurry! If you haven't seen the glorious DREAMGIRLS in the West End you only have until January 12th when it closes in the West End ahead of a national tour.
It's one of the best loved musicals of the past 50 years, a reputation cemented by a terrific movie and the rave reviews of both critics and audiences who have seen it at the Savoy Theatre.


Almeida’s Summer and Smoke to transfer to West End starring Patsy Ferran
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, June 12 2018, 11:26
This winter's going to feel a lot hotter in the West End and it's got nothing to do with global warming.
It's because the Almeida Theatre have announced a much anticipated transfer of their production of Summer and Smoke which moves from a critically acclaimed run in their small Islington venue to the Duke of York’s Theatre from 10th November to 19th January.


Review: ACT and TERMINAL 3 - The Print Room at the Coronet
By Phil Willmott Thursday, June 7 2018, 20:43
Late to the party as usual this was my first visit to the Print Room Theatre Company at their relatively new home, the former Coronet Cinema, a stones throw from Notting Hill Station. It's a wonderful addition to London's sprawling Fringe Theatre scene.


Review: TRANSLATIONS in the Olivier at the National Theatre
By Phil Willmott Thursday, May 31 2018, 17:32
The wide expanses of the Olivier Theatre are filled with a sloping Irish bog above which fog hangs evocatively. Marooned in the midst of this is an area representing a hedge school, the type of ad hoc improvised location where poor and rural Irish received a rudimentary education in the 18th and 19th Century.


Playwright Suman Bhuchar Previews the Royal Court's Season of Readings by British Asian/ Indian writers
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, May 30 2018, 12:49
The Royal Court are currently presenting a series of play readings of classic works by British Asian/ Indian writers. We asked one of the playwrights, Suman Bhuchar, to talk about her career and what we can expect from this mini-festival
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