American Psycho @ Almeida…

Last Friday night went to see the musical American Psycho at the Almeida in London’s glitzy Islington with Stuart and Darce.

This play slices Bret Easton Ellis’s bloody book via playwright Roberto Aguirre Sacasa with a savage axe-wielding wit. Arty Froushan commands the stage as original songs mix with pop bangers from the 1980s with a grin through the gristly black humour. Slick cruel and funny. Oh and a lot of scantily clad…. men! We loved it. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@artyfroushan @almeida_theatre #AmericanPsycho #Almeida #Islington #TheatreReview

Middle Temple Library…

Last Friday Andy, Andrew, and I went to see the fabulous Middle Temple Library in the glitzy City of London. 

It was a guided tour that turned dusty law into juicy drama; medieval thefts, wartime bombs, and American legal swagger all delivered by the knowledgable Library team. The library sure has moved. The latest venue is a heady mix of legal know-how and beautiful 1950s design. 

Afterwards we visited Temple Church for a bit of Da Vinci Decoding. 

@Middle_Temple #London #CityOfLondon

Arsenal 3 - 0 Sunderland…

Arsenal spent an hour knocking politely on a Sunderland door then Zubimendi smashed the letterbox. Gyokeres arrived off the bench to score twice and tidy up the score line. All goals from open play. 

A calm win, a bigger gap, and a quiet nod to Love is Love as football remembered it has a heart 🌈

Onwards and upwards, my friends. 

@Arsenal @SunderlandAFC @gaygooners

#COYG #ARSSUN #arsenal #LoveIsLove

Man and Boy @ Dorfman…

Last night went to see Man and Boy at Dorfman in London’s glitzy South Bank with Stuart.

Terence Rattigan’s play lands with a strangely contemporary dry bite. Ben Daniels dominates amid a sparse set and sharp humour as an egotistical father pimping out his son for financial gain. It’s a shocking move. The play didn’t catch fire though. Maybe preview nerves.  

The plot? Rattigan meets now. One inevitably thinks of Robert Maxwell, the Czech-born media mogul who misappropriated the Mirror’s pension fund and who died in mysterious circumstances. And there are echoes of his daughter, Ghislaine, accomplice of the American financier Jeffrey Epstein. 

Cool, clever, unsettling, but a little twee. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️

@nationaltheatre @bendanielsactor

#ManAndBoy #Dorfman #SouthBank #TheatreReview #LondonTheatre

Fun…

Bank tube station had this sign recently. Looks like you can join your local leisure centre - and have some… er… fun.

Arsenal 1 - 0 Chelsea (agg 4 - 2)…

Ninety six minutes of @Arsenal edging it followed by @KaiHavertz29 choosing the funniest possible ending with the final kick. Paul & I lost our minds. 

Former clubs are like that. Four to two on aggregate over @ChelseaFC

Onwards and upwards, my friends. 

#COYG #ARSCHE #CarabaoCup #EFL 

Cooking…

 

London Walks…

London offers a huge choice of scenic walks from historic streets to calm riverside paths and green spaces. Highlights include the London LOOP, the Thames Path, the Regent’s Canal from Little Venice to Camden, Angel and Limehouse and the Jubilee Walkway. @LondonWalks #London #Walking #UrbanNature

Lea Valley Walk…

Yesterday Emma, Stuart, and I started on the Lea Valley Walk down from Waltham Cross, Ponders End, Tottenham Hale, towards Lea Bridge. 

We had been meaning to make it as far south as the Thames but after four and a half hours we got tempted/diverted to the Walthamstow tap rooms and the odd (very odd) pub. Fab day out. 

#LeaValleyWalk #LondonWalking #UrbanRambling #CanalSide #RiverLea 

All My Sons @ Wyndham’s Theatre…

Last night I went to see All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre in London’s glitzy West End with Stuart. 

Director Ivo van Hove strips Arthur Miller to the bone and somehow finds the soul. 

Bryan Cranston @bryancranston sweats guilt. Marianne Jean Baptiste @mariannejeanbaptiste aches denial. Paapa Essiedu @paapaessiedu burns truth. Hayley Squires @hayleysquires and Tom Glynn Carney @tomglynncarney complete a cast that hits like fate. 

Stark staging. Huge ideas. Zero mercy. We loved it. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@wyndhamstheatre #AllMySons #ArthurMiller #WestEnd #TheatreReview

Arsenal 3 - 2 Kairat Almaty…

Lovely to be back under the lights with Graham as Arsenal treated the Champions League like a formality. Eight wins from eight, history quietly ticked off. Havertz returned like he had never been away, scoring, creating, generally reminding everyone why he exists. Gyokeres bullied defences, Martinelli tapped in, and even a wobble or two could not spoil the evening. Group topped. Europe noticed. Calm satisfaction all round.

Onwards and upwards, my friends.

@Arsenal #COYG #ARSKAI #arsenal #afc #gunners

Supper with Sarah…

Fabulous supper out with Sarah last night. Always great to catch up. A conversation full of ands, not buts. ❤️