Cock - Ambassadors Theatre

I think it was his West End debut, yes! He did Last of the Haussmanns the NT so he’s not a total novice on stage.

Hope he’s ok now, and it was just something like getting dehydrated that’s easily fixed.

For those after slightly more reasonably priced tickets, ATG have released a few at £65 for the mid-week matinees (Thurs) in March, on the edges of the stalls. Not bad given a few seats along the same row and you’d be paying £125 or more.

I wouldn't be surprised. I don't know the structure of the play, but if you are on stage in a small cast without an interval then there may be pressure not to drink too much in case you need the toilet. It's also easy to forget to eat properly when you are nervous.

It's a pressure many actors would love to have, but returning to the stage after you've become famous, knowing some people only bought their (very expensive) tickets because of you, is a different level, so between that, promotion and rehearsals he's probably not relaxed much lately.

Well done the understudy. I like to think that with COVID still on the go, understudies are given enough time and support to be a last minute replacement, but it's still a big ask.

For a first complete run with all four of the cast, I thought this was in terrific shape.

It's storytelling at its best, with a beautifully blank set that really taps into the theme of the show (I won't talk about the plot as going in not knowing is great I think)

Jonny Bailey really carries the heavy load of this in his central performance (he doesn't leave the stage for the entire thing) and it must be massively draining. He's dry and witty and then rips your heart out on the turn of a coin - hugely impressive performance.
Loved Taron (the way he can just...cry out of nowhere in a split second is so good 😂) and Jade is really great in her role too. Phil Daniels a necessary plotpoint for the climax of the show and he did the little that was required of him well.

It's another hit for Marianne Elliott - I think this will review very well indeed, and it deserves too.

Side note - absolutely no legroom in the circle of the ambassador's - had I not been on the aisle I wouldn't have gotten my legs in.
View from the end of row J was superb though - I paid £20 when tickets went on sale and that should have been £65 easy. Not a bad seat in the house.

Was walking pat the theatre today and called in to ask them a couple of questions.

The cheapest option is via the TodayTix app. However (here's the crux) they release four tickets only for each performance.

That's what the guy at the Box Office said.

It's a really small theatre, and there were cheaper tickets available (I'm not starting the row we are doing on the Cabaret thread as I've got a life to lead, but £20 tickets were available when tickets went on sale - I have two sets and both are in excellent locations) Cabaret has 6 lottery tickets, I'm not surprised this only has 4. It's sold very well. Good for them.

Saw last night and enjoyed very much. All the cast are great. Only negatives I would point out, I was maybe 5-6 rows from the back of the Stalls and struggled to hear Egerton at times. Not sure if that was a temporary mic blip m also the overhang is quite severe so I missed whatever was happening above the actor's heads with the neon light strips. Also I got a numb bum as those seats are not very comfy.

Shout out to the lady behind me who sounded like she'd brought all the components of a picnic wrapped in tin foil and proceeded to unwrap them one by one throughout the show, and also to the group down the row who got through two full bottles of wine, casually pouring each other a top-up occasionally and letting the two bottles clink around next to each other under the seat. Such fun.

Great to hear all of the solid reviews coming in for this. I hope I'm properly distracted by the humour and drama though...1hr 45 is long without an interval for me.

Come From Away is pretty much the same runtime and definitely holds my attention the whole way through - and the mood of the piece means an interval would break that atmosphere. I’m assuming this must be the same, and after all people sit for longer at the cinema. However most modern cinemas have far comfier seats than your average West End theatre.

Plus there’s the bathroom break issue - have those who’ve been so far found there’s people getting up to go to the toilet? That’ll be even more annoying and distracting at a play than at a musical!

Lots of people got up to go to the BAR (!) and one to the toilet but otherwise no. It zips along to a dramatic conclusion.

God. Heaven forbid they shut the bar so people actually focus on the show they’ve paid hundreds to watch!