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Bend It Like Beckham
26 Jun
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Phil Willmott

Review of BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM at the Phoenix Theatre

Bend It Like Beckham It’s great to see the newspaper critics have enjoyed BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM. The show’s press rep, Janine Shalom of Premiere PR, couldn't spare me a ticket to review the final product and when I saw it, in previews a few weeks ago, there were a lot of problems with the show.

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1984 - Playhouse Theatre
24 Jun
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Phil Willmott

Review of 1984 at the Playhouse Theatre

1984 - Playhouse Theatre Long before it was the title of a voyeuristic TV game show the term “Big Brother” was coined by the novelist George Orwell. It comes from his influential book 1984 where it’s the name of the oppressive regime controlling, punishing and rewarding a mass population through dictating and monitoring its every move.

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TOLD LOOK YOUNGER at Jermyn Street Theatre
18 Jun
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Phil Willmott

Review of TOLD LOOK YOUNGER at Jermyn Street Theatre

TOLD LOOK YOUNGER at Jermyn Street Theatre It feels great to have a new gay play around the West End. It also feels slightly odd as there’s been very few for the last decade or so. Recently directors wanting to explore the gay experience have had to dredge up old AIDS plays, now painfully out of date and only good for an impotent wallow in ancient miseries.

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The Motherf**ker With The Hat
18 Jun
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Phil Willmott

Review of The Motherf**ker With The Hat at the National Theatre

The Motherf**ker With The Hat This play feels very of the moment. If you’re into your HBO contemporary TV dramas like the Sopranos, Entourage, The Wire - anything with American men yelling f*ck at each other and using ugly threats of violence to express their affection - this is the play for you.

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Beyond Bollywood - London Palladium
18 Jun
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Phil Willmott

Review of Beyond Bollywood

Beyond Bollywood - London Palladium You've only got until June 27th to see the vibrant and colourful BEYOND BOLLYWOOD before it finishes its run at the London Palladium. Do get along if fancy an intoxicating evening of terrific Indian dance.

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