Many years ago early encounters with this Shakespeare play induced such brain aching boredom that I swore to never to put myself through the ordeal of seeing it again. Standing in to review it at the last moment for an indisposed Thomas Michael Voss I'm amazed and delighted to be able to report that director Christopher Luscombe and the Royal Shakespeare Company actors at the Haymarket Theatre have made it a lot of fun.
West End Theatre News and Reviews
18 Jan
Reviews 
Review: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST at the Haymarket Theatre
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, January 18 2017, 14:34
17 Jan
News
Rehearsals begin for AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, January 17 2017, 14:58
One of the most life enhancing shows I've ever seen on Broadway is the Gershwin musical AN AMERICAN IN PARIS and I'm delighted to report that rehearsals have begun for The West End production.
The plot is described in today's official press release as the story of "Jerry Mulligan is an American GI striving to make it as a painter in a city suddenly bursting with hope and possibility. Following a chance encounter with a beautiful young dancer named Lise, the streets of Paris become the backdrop to a sensuous, modern romance of art, friendship and love in the aftermath of war"
16 Jan
New Shows
A daring idea for a new musical could be the surprise hit of 2017
By Phil Willmott Monday, January 16 2017, 14:56
No one can accuse the producers at the Charing Cross Theatre of playing it safe. Since the appointment of Thom Southerland as Artistic Director they've already had two big hits with revivals of cult musicals TITANIC and RAGTIME and the more obscure DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY opens there soon.
But, with the departure of co-producer Danielle Tarento, it's their next production which is really eye brow raising.
16 Jan
New Shows
Watch out for Pirates on St Martin’s Lane Next Month
By Phil Willmott Monday, January 16 2017, 13:26
The English National Opera at the Coliseum has a new Artistic Director, the relatively inexperienced Daniel Kramer. Like his predecessors he's promising to balance the pioneering with the populist. But mostly the populist. We've previously reported that the vast and beautiful venue will be home to a starry revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical CAROUSEL in the summer.
16 Jan
Casts
New cast of bank robbers as Mischief Theatre conquer the world
By Phil Willmott Monday, January 16 2017, 11:43
It’s great when theatre folk achieve unlikely success through sheer hard work and talent. Of course those two qualities alone are no guarantee of success in an overcrowded market but add a dash of good luck and you could be the next Mischief Theatre.
In just a few years, have gone from being a bunch of unknown graduates performing on the London Fringe to one of the most successful and sought after performers and creatives in the industry.
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