Plaza Suite starring SJP & Matthew Broderick - Savoy

Went to the Saturday Matinee, the first act: Visitor From Mamaroneck seemed quite long and drawn out. Broderick’s character in this act has little comic lines and I did think "just get on with it!" I am glad I read this board as I may have left, but as others have posted the final two acts were better.

After the interval: The second act: Visitor from Hollywood, was funny but dated and Broderick did look like he was dressed up as Austin Powers!

The third act: Visitor from Forest Hills, This part was my favorite and I did laugh quite a bit! Watching Broderick’s character Roy go to extraordinary physical and emotional lengths to convince his beloved daughter to leave the locked bathroom to marry is a hoot! They both pull out all the comic stops in this act.

Glad I saw the show as it was awesome to see the two stars and that really is the draw for seeing this production it's not a repeat visit show....especially with some of the ticket prices!

We left via the exit near The Coal Hole and the security guard told the people waiting that there is no signing in-between shows it would only be after the evening shows.

Just back from this. I only see about 1 play a year and thought it was OK.
Act 1 dragged and there were very few laughs. I just kept thinking about how slow room service was for a 5 star hotel.
Things picked up for act 2 and 3 which I found a lot funnier. Acting by both was excellent and glad I have seen them on stage.
I was expecting a big standing ovation at the end but it didn't happen and the applause was kind but nothing more.
Judging by the amount of champagne I saw being drunk around me in the dress circle I don't think there was any issue with some people paying £300 a ticket. They could certainly afford it. Luckily I paid a lot less.
So that's my play for the year and I can now concentrate on the musicals.

It's that pesky Moet vending machine in the bar... Way too tempting...

Enjoyed this more than expected; Act 1 is rather slow as is MB's performance but both are warm and rather engaging throughout. It was nice to have a curtain and the set is reassuringly old-fashioned. Yes, unusual entrance applause for both and the odd audience reactions to "Carrie's" line readings very off-putting at times. SJP handled the show-stop very well and seemed genuine at the curtain call. Both performers are rather good. A side note; the Savoy must be one of the worst run West End Theatres. Patrons are not shown (or even indicated) to seats resulting in several issues and the bars are a disaster. The tiny corridor at the rear stalls bar develops into an unbearably claustrophobic crush which surely breaches some H&S rules and the aggressive door staff provide a very poor impression (it was just the same when I saw SB and ALL).

As mentioned by bigredapple I also noticed the bar under the stage. Asked one of the FOH staff about it as wondered if it was a VIP area. I was told it was just an extra bar in the orchestra pit as its currently not in use.

Yes it is - I should’ve mentioned that! It’s just all the areas you pass through to get to and from the auditorium are so narrow and small it makes me feel claustrophobic.

There's not much that can be done with the Savoy, it would have to be gutted and redone which is very unlikely given it's Grade 2 Listed.

I saw this tonight. I didn't really have any interest in it, but I won the lottery for it so a £20 front row seat was too good a chance to pass up.

I'm glad I went along, it was a lot funnier than I thought and both SJP and MB threw themselves into it, with more physical comedy than I imagined they'd have.

The second scene was probably my favourite as they really seemed to let loose with that and go for it.

I went to the stage door after and it as extremely busy - both came out and quickly went along the line. SJP in particular seemed very sweet.

Oh and they ran out of programmes. I managed to get one random one which was hiding, but they're getting more in on Friday. They were handing out blank tickets at the stage door for signing.

I had few expectations about this but it was exactly what it said on the tin. Very Broadway, dated in the sense that a lot of posh public spaces in New York (or at least, Manhattan) are dated (Plaza, Pierre, dare I say it St Regis, most museums, madison square garden, grand central etc etc). But it was kind of reassuringly expensive, in the way of SJP’s Henri Bendel shopping bag in the first act.

I thought they were both utter pros and worth the price of admission (which was whatever I paid for it when this first went on sale, under £100).

I enjoyed this a lot more than I was expecting to. Though I'd only paid £20 for my lottery seat in the second row and the lady next to me had paid £150, so it would have had to be truly awful to not feel like I was getting my money's worth!

Beautiful set, wigs and costumes, more weather than I was expecting, and fully committed performances from the stars (very enjoyable up close!).

It's a 3.5 from me, rounded up to a 4 for the poll.

It was absolutely freezing in the theatre though! What's that about?

I'm fuming. Yet again we're going to miss an event because of stuck trains. This is getting ridiculous now. It's every week this is happening. An hour's contingency is nowhere near enough anymore.

Is there some way to contact the Savoy Box Office to resell our tickets for tonight's sold-out performance?