By Phil Willmott Monday, January 11 2016, 13:12
Guys and Dolls has triumphantly transferred from Chichester to the Savoy Theatre.
In my opinion it’s one of the most perfectly constructed musicals ever written. Every song is a joy, every joke is funny and it has four of the most lovable characters you’ll ever find in any show making the romance all the sweeter.
By Nastazja Domaradzka Monday, January 11 2016, 10:21
I’m a huge fan of theatre productions that add a modern twist to well-known stories, making them more relevant to modern audiences. WONDER.LAND, the National Theatre’s collaboration with Daman Albarn (from the 90’s pop group Blur) could be one of these productions, however Lewis Carroll’s original Victorian tale of a girl discovering marvels beneath a rabbit hole barely survives in this digital oriented spectacle.
By Phil Willmott Monday, January 11 2016, 10:03
Aren't we lucky to have the Royal Albert Hall and in such a good state of repair? Heaven only knows how they afford to keep it so lovely but walking in to this magnificent building is always like walking into a fairy tale. You can easily imagine glamorous people from a bygone age strolling through the corridors and it looks particularly gorgeous with strings of Christmas lights around every balcony.
By Phil Willmott Friday, January 8 2016, 08:42
Back in the 1980s when greed was good and power was sexy this adaptation of an 18th century French novel was a massive hit.
It concerns an unhealthy alliance between a male and female aristocrat who've nothing else to do but plot how to ruin their acquaintances through scandal and heart break, their weapon is their own attractiveness.
By Oliver Mitford Sunday, January 3 2016, 18:01
The new musical School of Rock that opened on Broadway in December has broken the current box office record at the Winter Garden Theatre. The show has taken more than $1.5 million dollars since opening.
The West End transfer of School of Rock as also been announced and the adaption by Andrew Lloyd Webber is due to open at the London Palladium in the Autumn of 2016, so the news of massive box office success stateside bodes well for the London production
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