The Starry Messenger - Wyndham's

I agree, couldn't believe it ran for over 3 hours, it certainly didn't feel like that to me. 
Given the mixed reviews, this proves how one can dislike and the other praise this production, I also loved it! Indeed Rosalind Eleazar, hadn't heard of her before, but she took the stage.

A friend is hoping to see the mid-week matinee of this but can't afford full whack for the tickets. Are the £25 rush tickets from TodayTix the best deal or are there others out there?

THANKS! I will pass that on!

Well Waitrose really are missing a trick not sponsoring this as it's the most middle class thing ever. I half expected biscotti and soy latte at the interval rather than ice cream.

But I digress, there are three or four potentially fascinating stories going on here, that you wish you could hear more about, Jim Norton's character for example, the two students who get to speak, but instead in the weird puzzle rug that is this play we get to focus on the least interesting and the one that has been flogged to death repeatedly in all forms of story telling for probably the last 50 years. Yes, the middle aged middle class white straight man's mid life crisis. As an examination of that, this probably falls somewhere in the middle ground, not offering any startling new insights and not being an offensive or particularly bad example of the type. The play is overlong, clocking in at just over three hours this afternoon and doesn't need to be. The second act is definitely better as after the first act I felt a bit non plussed and unsure what the point was. I can't honestly say I now know the point but there was a touch more dynamism after the interval.

Unfortunately for Matthew Broderick, it's the kind of character he can play in his sleep, when he is given chance to demonstrate his acting chops, he does it, supremely well in fact but this play offers him very few opportunities and I fear it will cause people to rehash the criticisms of him that are so common. Elizabeth McGovern does what she can with what she is given but her story and the marriage is another of those stories which is hinted at but not explored and you want more

There's some good and funny lines, a great set and a cast who give their all to what they were given on the page. It won't change your life but it won't ruin it either.

The stalls were about 2/3 rds full and a bit emptier post interval, not sure about rest of theatre. I managed to upgrade my front row seat to a much better one very reasonably thanks to the lovely box office staff. Side issue, have the seats in the Wyndham's always been so narrow? Or am I expanding more than I thought?

Security seemed a touch over zealous quizzing people about drinks etc.

Saw the matinee - wasn’t sure I fully understood the story but thought Matthew Broderick commanded the stage - there seemed to be raucous laughter at lines that I smiled at but didn’t think as funny as others. Despite the clear announcement and signage a mobile still went off 15mins in which peed me off. I’d bought a ticket in upper circle for £13.25 which was upgraded to row F of stalls which was perfect ... I wouldn’t have wanted to sit any further forward as that stage is very high

Bought a £15 grand circle ticket from Today Tix for the matinee today which turned into row g of the stalls when I collected it. Nice view.
Third of the stalls were empty at the curtain call - not sure if it started that way and people left at the interval though.

The play is fine, I suppose? It’s occasionally amusing, the performances are fine, it doesn’t have anything very profound to say but slips by easily enough.

A portrait of an average middle-aged white guy falling on his feet with minimal effort despite doing his best to upend his comfortable life, is probably how I’d describe it.

I get people abandoning a show but those programmes are pricey (I got a free Night of the Iguana programme as people bolted at the end as it was 11:45)