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on April 7, 2009 | |
Where: Only Connect Theatre, 32 Cubitt Street, London WC1X 0LR
When: 7.30pm Monday-Saturday, matinees 16 and 25 April 3pm, Sunday 26 April 5pm, no performances 15 & 20 April. Runs from 31 March–26 April 2009
How long: Two hours 20 minutes, including 20 minute interval
How much: £15 (£10 concessions)
Tickets from: Pleasance Theatre or 020 7609 1800
Dirty paedos, huh? They're all sicko monsters and should be killed for the sake of the children.
That, at least, is supposed to be what all Right Thinking People know to be true. But is it?
Future Me explores whether paedophiles are in fact just like you and me, just with different desires.
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on December 23, 2008 | |
Where: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
When: 7.30pm. Sunday December 14th 2008
How long: Two hours
How much: £20/£25
Jerry Sadowitz (aka Jerry Sadowicz) is a paradox. His name's easy to forget, yet once you've seen him perform, you never forget it. He's a gifted comedian you almost never seen on TV. He's also a talented close-up magician, yet is best known for his talent for offensive jokes.
Doing barely one or two gigs a year, Sadowitz isn't famous. He's had a few TV shows, including The Pall Bearer's Revue, which got him the most number of complaints in television history at the time. But if you know him, you want to see him.
Provided you're over 18, don't have a sensitive disposition and don't mind just the odd word swearword or two.
Continue reading "Review: Jerry Sadowitz at the Queen Elizabeth Hall"
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on December 22, 2008 | |
Where: Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
When: 7.30pm. Monday December 8th 2008
How long: Two hours with a 20-minute interval following the warm-up
How much: £20 I think
Well, the public have demanded it and only two weeks after the run finished, I'm reviewing Rob Brydon's stand-up act at the Wales Millennium Centre - Jerry Sadowicz tomorrow for those who voted for that review.
I'm a responsive blogger, me.
Continue reading "Review: Rob Brydon on tour"
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on July 30, 2008 | |
Where: Duke of York's Theatre, St Martin's Lane, London
When: 7.45pm Mondays-Saturdays, 3pm matinees on Thursdays and Saturdays. Runs for 10 weeks from the 15th July 2008
How long: One and half hours without interval
How much: £15-£47.50 (includes £1 restoration levy)
Tickets from: 0870 060 6623 (+£3), Ticketmaster (+£3) or www.theambassadors.com (-£1.50/ticket on top three price bands)
Yes, I'm back. It's me, “Easily swayed into going to the theatre by famous TV casts” man. How you doing?
This time, I went to see Catherine Tate (Doctor Who, The Catherine Tate Show), Chris O'Dowd (The IT Crowd) and Francesca Annis (Between The Lines, Dune and Krull - she's been in better stuff, too, but the last two amused me) in some sort of play or something about teachers behaving badly.
Continue reading "Review: Under the Blue Sky"
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on June 13, 2008 | |
Where: Apollo Victoria Theatre, London
When: 7.30pm Mondays–Saturdays, 2.30pm matinees on Wednesdays and Saturdays
How long: Two hours 50 minutes with a 20 minute interval
How much: £15-£60 (concessions available)
Tickets from: 0844 826 8400 or www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Okay, I'll admit that musicals aren't really my thing. But when you get given a "dinner and theatre" Red Letter Day by a nice person, there's not much to choose from except musicals: Wicked seemed the best option by far.
I'm glad I went though, since despite the "tourist trap" rep and obvious singing and dancing, it's quite a fun evening out.
Continue reading "Review: Wicked"
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on June 12, 2008 | |
Okay, I've already reviewed this. I know. But my wife wanted to see it, and she was gutted when we couldn't use the free tickets Fat Pig's PR guy offered us – two hours before the performance was due to start, mind – so I thought I'd treat her to dinner and the theatre yesterday. Cos I'm nice.
The thing about both movies and TV shows, though, is that they're always the same. Once recorded, they're immutable. But theatre changes every night. The actors can improve or vary their performance, be tired one night and turn in a dodgy performance, get bored, or ad lib, for example. Mistakes can be fixed – or new ones can turn up.
So two weeks on, is Fat Pig better or worse?
Continue reading "Review: Fat Pig (again)"
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on May 30, 2008 | |
Where: Trafalgar Studios, Studio 1
When: 7.30pm Mondays–Saturdays, 2.30pm matinees on Thursdays and Saturdays
How long: Two hours with a 15 minute interval
How much: £25-£45 (+ £1 restoration levy)
Tickets from: 0870 060 6632 or www.theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios
My free tickets never arrived. Gosh. How can that be after all my publicity work? Maybe they got lost in the post.
Turns out the Fates wanted me to see it anyway.
You see, I was supposed to be going out to see a movie last night with my sister. But last week, she emails me. There's been a terrible mix-up with a theatre booking and she's ended up with matinee tickets which she can't use. But the box office has been able to sort it out and instead get her tickets for the night we were supposed to be going to the movie – do I mind seeing Fat Pig?
Oh.
Fat Pig starring Robert Webb (Peep Show), Kris Marshall (My Family), Ella Smith (Cape Wrath/Meadowlands) and Joanna Page (Gavin & Stacey)?
Well, it would be a shame for them to go to waste…
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