Phil Willmott
27 Jul
Reviews 
Review: I LOVED LUCY at the Arts Theatre
By Phil Willmott Thursday, July 27 2017, 13:56
I must confess I couldn't pick vintage U.S sit-com mega-star Lucille Ball out of a line up and I don't think I've seen a moment of her work but for the generation before me reruns of her hit show were ubiquitous and her on screen persona seems to have been a wisecracking, goofy surrogate mum to much of the western world in the 1950s and 60s.
26 Jul
David Albury Leads the New Cast of MOTOWN
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, July 26 2017, 12:37
Motown the Musical have just announced a new leading man and I'm very excited to hear that it’s David Albury who’ll be taking over the role of Smokey Robinson just as producers release 500,000 new tickets for sale, securing the show at the Shaftesbury Theatre until 5 January 2019.
26 Jul
New Shows
New Shows at the Young Vic Announced Amidst Speculation About their New Artistic Director
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, July 26 2017, 12:01
The Young Vic Theatre in Waterloo have just announced a really exciting line up of theatre for the next year as appropriate to their status as one of London’s major Off West End venues, with a formidable track record.
This is the final season with their current Artistic Director, David Lan in charge. The venue has recently recruited a new leader (tba).
24 Jul
Reviews
Review: ANNIE at the Piccadilly Theatre
By Phil Willmott Monday, July 24 2017, 14:51
It's always tricky as a critic when the negativity you feel about a production isn't shared by the audience around you. So although I found the current revival of Annie at the Piccadilly Theatre weak for a number of reasons, people all around me were loving it and gave the evening a standing ovation; so I'm allocating it four stars inspired by their reaction and not the three which reflect my grumbles.
13 Jul
New Shows
The West End gets Wilde!
By Phil Willmott Thursday, July 13 2017, 09:53
After a popular and critically acclaimed time running Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Dominic Dromgoole has moved on to a new project aiming to demonstrate the power of the proscenium arch. What this describes is the traditional theatre set-up where by the audience sit in front of a stage and the action is framed by an architectural arch known as the proscenium, from an Ancient Greek term which roughly translates as “in front of the scenery”.
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