My guest this week is author Deborah Phillips whose new book is titled: AND THIS IS MY FRIEND SANDY — SANDY WILSON’S THE BOY FRIEND, LONDON THEATRE AND GAY CULTURE. Sandy Wilson's The Boyfriend — for which he wrote the book, music, & lyrics — is one of the most successful British musicals of all time.
Photos: ROBINSON CRUSOE Opens To Rave Reviews At Greenwich Theatre
By: A.A. Cristi
On Friday 30 December Greenwich Theatre welcomed the press to the opening night performance of Robinson Crusoe, the latest in a long line of traditional celebrity-free pantomimes at the South London venue. The performance was met with a rapturous response, hailed by the British Theatre Guide as "a riotous evening of pantomime joy". The show reunites dame Andrew Pollard - "one of the industry's greatest" (British Theatre Guide) - with arch-villain Anthony Spargo ("surely one of the greatest Villains of all... his performance is a masterclass in villainy" British Theatre Guide).
The cast also includes Lizzy Dive, Arabella Rodrigo, James-Paul McAllister, Matt Jolly, Michaela Bennison, Tom Guest, Mia Yuill, Ejiro Richmond and Sarah Dare.
The cornerstone of a festive theatre programme that also includes the world premiere of Knitmas: A Winter Yarn by SharkLegs Theatre Company, and the return of the ever-popular Christmas Comedy Club 4 Kids, Broadway Baby stated that Greenwich's 5-star hit "delivers belly laughs a-plenty that'll make the little'uns squeal and the adults howl in equal measure... If you want a hilarious, family-friendly, intelligent and truly local panto, it really doesn't get much better than this. Greenwich Theatre once again prove they know how to do Christmas better than Santa Claus."
Robinson Crusoe plays until 13 January in a specially extended run.
Box Office 020 8858 7755
www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk
Andrew Pollard and Anthony Spargo in Robinson Crusoe, Greenwich Theatre, Photo credit Robert Day
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Arabella Rodrigo (centre) and member of the cast in Robinson Crusoe, Greenwich Theatre, Photo credit Robert Day
Arabella Rodrigo and Matt Jolly in Robinson Crusoe, Greenwich Theatre, Photo credit Robert Day
Lizzy Dive, Matt Jolly, Tom Guest and Andrew Pollard in Robinson Crusoe, Greenwich Theatre, Photo credit Robert Day
Matt Jolly and Michaela Bennison in Robinson Crusoe, Greenwich Theatre, Photo credit Robert Day
Matt Jolly, Andrew Pollard and Tom Guest in Robinson Crusoe, Greenwich Theatre, Photo credit Robert Day
Mia Yuill, James-Paul McAllister, Lizzy Dive, Sarah Dare and Ejiro Richmond in Robinson Crusoe, Greenwich Theatre, Photo credit Robert Day
Michaela Bennison and Anthony Spargo in Robinson Crusoe, Greenwich Theatre, Photo credit Robert Day
Michaela Bennison, Matt Jolly, Anthony Spargo and Arabella Rodrigo in Robinson Crusoe, Greenwich Theatre, Photo credit Robert Day
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