Darling of the Day
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Tony Peters. Despite the pedigree of the writers (Gypsy, The Wizard of Oz, How to Marry a Millionaire) and what was to be a Tony-winning performance by Patricia Routledge, this musical survived for just 31 performances after its Broadway opening in 1968. However, if this exuberant production (its UK premiere) from […]
Threesome
Rating [rating=3] Reviewed by Jamie chapman Dixon. When I found out I was going to review a show called Threesome I was a bit unsure what to expect. There is some partial nudity and some strong language but apart from that it was quite tame. A lot of the action went on in the […]
The Winslow Boy
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Jamie Chapman Dixon Directed by the charming Lindsay Posner and based on the true story of George Archer-Shee and his family’s fight for justice in 1908, The Winslow Boy gives everyone something to think about. Written by Terence Rattigan in 1944/45 and given its award-winning West End and Broadway Debuts […]
The Play That Goes Wrong
Rating [rating=5] Reviewed by Tony Peters When it comes to the play-within-a-play scenario played out by incompetent actors, comparisons will inevitably be drawn with Michael Frayn’s masterpiece Noises Off, which pretty much took the idea as far as it could go. You might think. But as good as Frayn’s play is, I’m going […]
Jurassic Bark
Wilmas Rating [rating=5] It’s not very often you get the chance to see a magic performing Chihuahua being fired out of a cannon and so when I heard Piff the Magic Dragon was bringing Mr Piffles to the Soho Theatre I lept at the chance to go along and see the show. Piff (also […]
Spelling Bee
Rating [rating=5] Reviewed by Jamie Chapman Dixon The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee tells the glorious tale of a normal day to day Spelling Bee and how much such a simple thing can mean to so many people. The set is simplistic, being set in a high school gymnasium, the feel of the theatre […]
Tailor Made Man
Dylan Turner and Faye Tozer are currently appearing in The Tailor Made Man at London’s Arts Theatre, They sat down with West End Wilma yesterday for a cup of tea and a chat about the show. Click here to see who else has had Tea With Wilma
Mile High the Musical
Reviewed by Michaela Clement-Hayes Rating [rating=3] Icarus Royal Airlines (IRA) who fly ‘anywhere cut-price’ are embroiled in a battle with Fantasy Airlines, culminating in a bet involving Kylie’s hot pants… Richenda ‘Richie’ Branson (Jessica Sherman) is a flight attendant with daddy issues, who dreams of becoming a pilot. Unfortunately she keeps crashing on the flying […]
Jersey Boys
Edd Post and David McGranaghan have just joined the London cast of Jersey Boys. They sat down with West End Wilma for a cup of tea and a chat about the show. Click here to book tickets to see Jersey Boys Click here to see who else has had Tea With Wilma
Fruit Fly
Wilma’s Rating [rating=5] He may only be 4ft 11 but Leslie Jordan is a huge bundle of comedy genius. In his new stand up show, Fruit Fly, Leslie asks the question “Do gay men really become their mothers?”. 90 minutes of hilarious anecdotes about his childhood and coming out process, in a time when gay […]