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The Glass Menagerie
02 Feb
Reviews
Phil Willmott

Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE at The Duke of York's Theatre

The Glass Menagerie Until April 29th London theatre goers have the chance to enjoy one of the undisputed masterpieces of American playwriting in a remount of a highly acclaimed Broadway production of THE GLASS MENAGERIE, staged by Olivier and Tony Award winning director John Tiffany, who's recently enjoyed meteoric success with his staging of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD.

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Hamilton the Musical - London
01 Feb
News
Phil Willmott

How Hamilton keeps making history

Hamilton the Musical - London With the imminent transfer of Broadway mega-hit musical HAMILTON to the West End if feels like we’re gearing up to something extraordinary.

Co-producer Cameron Macintosh has even kicked long-running hit BILLY ELLIOT out of the Victoria Palace Theatre and virtually rebuilt it to house the show and this week the press was full of stories about how hard or difficult it is to book tickets, depending on the experience of the writer.

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The Wind In The Willows - London Palladium
31 Jan
New Shows
Phil Willmott

A great new family show launches in the West End

The Wind In The Willows - London Palladium Some of the most beloved characters of children’s literature are heading to the London Palladium when a new version of THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS opens there in June, featuring Edwardian river and woodland creatures Ratty, Mole and Badger and of course there high spirited friend, Toad.

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Quaestio
31 Jan
New Shows
Phil Willmott

London Box Office dance critic Thomas Michael Voss talks about the premiere of an exciting new work he’s choreographed

Quaestio Thomas Michael Voss, one of our ballet critics, is also an award nominated choreographer.

We ask him to describe QUAESTIO, his much anticipated new dance work which is currently in rehearsals and will be performed at RESOLUTION 2017, the UK’s biggest dance festival, now in its 28th year, at the Robin Howard Dance Theatre, The Place, London.

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Our Ladies Of Perpetual Succour
26 Jan
New Shows
Phil Willmott

National Theatre naughtiness transfers to the West End!

Our Ladies Of Perpetual Succour It’s just been announced that powerful producer Sonia Friedman is to transfer The National Theatre of Scotland and Live Theatre production of raucous new musical OUR LADIES OF PERPETUAL SUCCOUR from the National Theatre to the Duke of York’s Theatre.

I wasn’t too impressed when I saw if a few months ago but I must admit I was in the minority, audiences and critics love this show, so I'm looking forward to taking another look to see what I missed.

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