Theatre News and Reviews

Review: ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES at The Theatre Royal, Haymarket

By Phil Willmott Thursday, February 21 2019, 20:07

Only Fools and Horses the Musical They seem an odd match, the opulent, elegant Theatre Royal, Haymarket and the BBC TV comedy Only Fools and Horses which dominated the television schedules in the late 1980s.

18 Feb

New Shows

Maggie Smith Returns to the Stage

By Phil Willmott Monday, February 18 2019, 10:13

Maggie Smith - A German Life Now here’s a project that’s dripping with class.

I caught up with Sir Nicholas Hytner just before he opened his stunning new theatre THE BRIDGE. We were taking about what kind of productions would feature there and high on his shopping list was something, anything, starring national treasure Dame Maggie Smith - perhaps best known these days for playing the formidable duchess of Grantham in TV’s DOWNTON ABBBEY.

18 Feb

Casts

London Gets a New Tina

By Phil Willmott Monday, February 18 2019, 10:07

Nkeki Obi-Melekwe It’s a busy time for the producers of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL which, unexpectedly, I enjoyed so much recently.

17 Feb

Reviews

Review: THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE FIFTY The 12th Annual London Improvathon

By Isabella James Sunday, February 17 2019, 17:32

The Good, the Bad and the Fifty For the twelfth year running, The Annual London Improvathon is taking over Wilton’s Musical Hall for a whole weekend of improvisation. Starting at 7pm on Friday and running straight through until Sunday night.