News from London's Theatreland.
By Phil Willmott Monday, October 14 2019, 20:38
Hit TV shows don’t traditionally make good theatre. They’re tightly crafted to work within a thirty minute frame work and can seem over stretched when padded out to two plus hours.
But audiences love the familiar and the chance to see their favourite characters live is irresistible whether or not they’re played by the same actors as on TV, just as long as they look and sound like the originals and have the same catch phrases.
By Phil Willmott Friday, August 23 2019, 15:00
Jill Murphy’s The Worst Witch stories continue to be extremely popular with youngsters. She’s sold more than five million copies and they've been made into films and TV series by HBO, ITV and CBBC. There are now eight Worst Witch titles.
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, August 21 2019, 20:45
Over the next few weekends you can catch my production of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations in the beautiful outdoor setting of the Geffrye Museum's front lawn, next to Hoxton Station - and it's completely FREE!!! No need to book, just show up!
By Phil Willmott Sunday, August 18 2019, 14:09
As you’ll be aware the #metoo movement has empowered anyone who has been sexually abused to name their abuser and as a consequence, rightly or wrongly, careers have been destroyed even by the whiff of rumour.
By Phil Willmott Sunday, August 18 2019, 11:28
One of the reasons that the UK has heavily funded flagship theatre companies like the National Theatre is so they can be centres of excellence. And one of the ways the NT leads the world is in the quality of its costume design and making.
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