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Les Miserables 2021
12 Mar
News
London Box Office

Les Miserables concert and full production – LATEST NEWS

Les Miserables 2021 It's a real boost for theatre lovers everywhere! Welcome back to the spectacular production of Les Misérables -The Staged Concert, showing at the Sondheim Theatre from 20th May 2021. And welcome back to the show itself, one of the best loved musicals on the planet, on stage once more at the Sondheim theatre from 25th September 2021.

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Taking children to the theatre
11 Mar
News
Phil Willmott

Phil Willmott’s Theatre Week: The Value of Taking Kids to the Theatre

Taking children to the theatre From time-to-time people ask my advice about how to get their teenager into theatre work, and of any opportunities I may have, or know of.

On these occasions I've learnt to say, "well, tell them to drop me an email with a little bit about their theatre interests and I'll advise on who best to contact". Guess what? I never hear a thing!

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Pretty Woman
08 Mar
Returning Shows
Phil Willmott

Could PRETTY WOMAN - THE MUSICAL be your Guilty Pleasure this Summer?

Pretty Woman PRETTY WOMAN, the recent Broadway musical, based on the iconic 1990 film, returns to the Piccadilly Theatre from June 21st and it’s undeniably a good, undemanding night out, especially for those old enough to feel a nostalgia for the original movie, via which, most of us first noticed Julia Roberts. She is at her most vivacious in it and there was so much sizzling sexual chemistry between her and Richard Gere that it was possible to ignore how inappropriate a subject the call girl / client relationship is for a romantic comedy.

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Mamma Mia! The Musical
01 Mar
Returning Shows
Phil Willmott

All About MAMMA MIA!

Mamma Mia! The Musical The British government is being extremely cagey about the prospect of us having a summer holiday this year. So perhaps it is no surprise that we've seen an upturn in interest in this fabulous holiday themed show that incorporates hits from the Swedish pop legends ABBA. You may already have seem the much loved film starring Meryl Streep and its sequel but before all that it was a box-office, record-breaking, theatre hit. And Mamma Mia! is still going strong in London or at least it will be this June when it returns to the Novello Theatre after the threat from Covid subsides.

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Top 5 London Musicals
27 Feb
News
Phil Willmott

My Personal Top Five Shows to see as Theatre Emerges from Lock Down

Top 5 London Musicals The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has finally felt confident enough that we’re eradicating the Corona virus from our lives to announce what he calls a “road map”, a series of dates on which it is hoped various restrictions will be lifted. The plan concludes with to return to a semblance of normal life in early summer.

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