Phil Willmott
This Weekend Go West End and Live - in your Living Room
By Phil Willmott Friday, June 26 2020, 10:25
Well done to the plucky organisers of West End Live.
It’s usually the weekend when theatre lovers gather in Trafalgar Square in the sunshine to watch performers from the capital’s musicals present excerpts from their shows.
Now You Can Combat Covid with Your Own Sondheim Face Mask!
By Phil Willmott Monday, June 22 2020, 10:29
It’s true! Ingenious company Redbubble have produced a huge range of surgical type masks, which they describe as “designed by independent artists, so your personality won't disappear behind your mask”
The collection include 121, yes that’s 121! masks with a Sondheim theme.
The Showstoppers That Are Just For Kids
By Phil Willmott Monday, June 22 2020, 10:19
As today’s press release reminds up Showstoppers have been pretty busy during the lock down.
You’ll remember that they’re the troupe of performers who improvise a new musical; songs, dialogue and even a little choreography, on the spot, at every performance.
MPs Join Calls For Immediate Government Action to Save UK Theatre
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, June 16 2020, 14:59
UK Prime Minister hasn’t paid much attention to the views of theatre workers and audience members asking for a bail out for British Theatre.
Maybe he’ll take notice of more than 150 MPs and peers who, in an open letter on June 11, have also called for government action to safeguard the theatre industry during the Covid-19 crisis.
The Queen Delays HELLO DOLLY!
By Phil Willmott Tuesday, June 16 2020, 14:41
Reader Richard Voyce has been in touch in response to my article last week about HELLO DOLLY starring Imelda Staunton, which we were to enjoy this year at the Savoy Theatre before the Covid 19 virus shut down the West End.
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