My review of the first theatre event I attended with Lei, Jane & Tamsin on Friday (18/05).


After being in london for a few months I decided it was time to partake in a bout of theatre going - to really warm me up to the idea I organised three other girlfriends to see 'The thing about Men'. What a brilliant, joyous time it provided to us busy girls at the end of stressful weeks (one had just resigned from her work, one is a press officer for a company so is constantly on the go, and the other had been designing and selling carpet all week). We met at Angel tube and walked the quick 5 minutes up Upper St in search of local fare. A boystrous 'hello gorgeous... best pizza and pasta in town?' from the young lad at La Forchetta and we were up for some quick Italian. Total bill of £32 for 4 including one round of drinks saw us on our way.

The Kings Head is a small theatre, pleasingly ramshackle to the eye, but obviously steeped in history. With photos of the famous who have performed (including Dame Judy Dench) and the stage lights above the bar we felt instantly transported to an eccentric and expressive placce. The ticket lady with fluorescent hair inspired a remark from one of my lady friends 'I bet she's from Camden'... We were told that we would be in the first group that entered when the bell above the bar rang, and we could take in drinks (hey hey, my kind of place). Number one mistake - not asking whether there was interval or loos close by (the front-of house ones were underground and smelly). So we all opted for no drinking while being entertained. And entertained we were!

I never could have thought that 5 people on a stage could entertain so cleverly, brilliantly and hilariously. With a believable story-line of high-flyers having affairs and housewives feeling neglected as a backdrop, the true gems of the show were revealed - along with some moral highlights along the way.

Jokes, great directing, light-on but effective saxophone, flute, piano and guitar, and quite a few camp moments brought the audience up. And an over-the-top French restauranteur is always a good source of laughs.

The ending song 'you can't have it all' brought us back to earth with a sadness that the show was over. What a great night!!