Off to Wyndham's Theatre, Leicester Square later this week to see The Unfriend with Lee Mack,, Sarah Alexander & Frances Barber, directed by Mark Gatiss.
And then travelling to Windsor after the show for an overnight stay and taking in the play Sleuth (which was made into a 1972 film with Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier) the next day at the Theatre Royal there:
Train strikes permitting!
Quote: Billy Bunter @ 28th January 2024, 8:03 PMOff to Wyndham's Theatre, Leicester Square later this week to see The Unfriend with Lee Mack,, Sarah Alexander & Frances Barber, directed by Mark Gatiss.
And then travelling to Windsor after the show for an overnight stay and taking in the play Sleuth (which was made into a 1972 film with Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier) the next day at the Theatre Royal there:
Train strikes permitting!
Train strikes did permit in case you were worried.
Very much enjoyed The Unfriend. The first new comedy I've seen on stage for a long time that isn't trying to convey some sort of message, doesn't have political unertones and isn't advertising itself as a "black" comedy. Simply funny and entertaining.
Sleuth is one my most watched DVDs being a Caine & Olivier fan and a fan of film versions of plays. This is a really good one, and for those mouthy 'Caine can't act wallers', watch this and shut the f**k up.
You need to stop sitting on the fence Alfred and start saying what you really think.
Morning Teddy.
Afternoon Alfred I fell back asleep after posting that and also eating a perfect bacon on.
Two trips to the theatre this coming week:
One Man Two Guvnors (which I'm seeing for just the sixth time) at the Titchfield Festival Theatre near Fareham and
Drop the Dead Donkey at the Theatre Royal, Brighton
Tomorrow it's off to Eastbourne for Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw, which I last saw on-line in the privacy of my own home during lockdown, courtesy of the Curve Theatre Leicester.
Putting my political hat on this week.
Tomorrow it's the National Theatre production of "Nye" ("Michael Sheen is Nye Bevan in this surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain's welfare state")
And on Thursday it's "Party Games" at Guildford ("This hilariously acerbic new comedy-drama by political insider Michael McManus (Maggie & Ted), puts leadership on the ledge and goes inside the chaos of government to see whether advisers do advise and if ministers can decide. Can one man, his punchy deputy, a Svengali spin doctor and some dodgy data unite the country? And what can his wife, the King and a large spider do to keep the lights on?"). With Matthew Cottle from Dream On. Ginger tosser!
Quote: Billy Bunter @ 6th May 2024, 6:40 PMWith Matthew Cottle from Dream On. Ginger tosser!
It was actually called Game On, but still, a surprisingly modern reference from you Billy! 
Nice to know he's still doing comedy stuff, I liked Game On back in the day.
I knew that. No idea where "Dream On" came from. Must've been hacked!
Yes, I've seen Matthew Cottle in several stage plays over the intervening years. He's still going strong.