By Phil Willmott Wednesday, January 20 2016, 20:46
Are you looking forward to seeing international superstar comedian Eddie Izzard's return to stand-up comedy in the West End this month? I am.
I first saw him perform in a room above a pub in Dulwich way back in the 1980s. Even then he had the audience hanging on his every word as he spun fantastical, absurd and utterly hilarious stories.
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, January 19 2016, 11:39
MISS ATOMIC BOMB, a new musical with book, music & lyrics By Adam Long, Gabriel Vick & Alex Jackson-Long sounds intriguing. It will launch at The St James’s Theatre in March. Adam Long is the co-creator, writer and director of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (Abridged), which ran off-Broadway and in the West End for nine years and was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Comedy. So he knows all about creating a hit show.
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, January 19 2016, 09:52
The piece is regarded as one of the best examples of the “Bel Canto” style in which the drama is expressed through vocal lines of extraordinary beauty and grandeur that demand exceptional technical control.
Its most famous aria CASTA DIVA has been a showcase for many of opera's most acclaimed sopranos including Giuditta Pasta who created the role, Rosa Ponselle, Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland, Montserrat Caballé and Cecilia Bartoli. But the work is also noted for its powerful choral episodes and two magnificent duets for the two sopranos.
By Davor Golub Friday, January 15 2016, 16:23
In 2013 I was absolutely blown away by Thom Southerland’s dazzling chamber version of the musical Titanic. However his Grand Hotel last year was a disappointment. I was therefore hoping he would be back on form with the UK premiere of the cult Broadway musical Grey Gardens. Sadly this is a weakly cast, and sloppily directed production of a show that is desperate for both real star wattage and clever direction if it is going to succeed.
By Phil Willmott Friday, January 15 2016, 11:00
For once I'm writing about one of my own productions that I hope you'll come to see.
It's a revival I've directed at the Union Theatre of the rather grim sounding FEAR AND MISERY OF THE THIRD REICH. It is in fact a surprisingly funny play written in the early 1930s which is proving to be very relevant to today.
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