I feel very privileged to be the first ‘guest blogger’ on JATF! My review follows an impromptu visit to The New Red Lion in Islington to check out some pub theatre.
Pub theatre is certainly a more relaxed affair than your average trip to The National and I took pleasure in kicking off the evening with a pint of lager and a packet of ready salted crisps. So far so good... I then settled down to the delights of Kissing Sid James – a bizarre comedy about a love affair between a casino croupier with a penchant for fur coats and a remote controlled filing cabinet salesman with an incredibly dodgy tash.
Now lets be honest – inexperienced Eddie probably wouldn’t have landed a date with the lovely Crystal had he not promised her an ‘exclusive’ weekend away. Unfortunately for her, the destination turns out to be a tacky hotel in a sleepy seaside resort. Eddie doesn’t make such a great impression either. As if the cringe-inducing monologue wasn’t enough, he also confesses to living with his mum and makes a massive school boy error when he recites the names of footballers during the act in order to increase his staying power!
Perhaps worryingly, the thing about the whole play which entertained me and the girls I was with the most was that there were elements within the story which each of us could relate to. I know you are dying to know what these were but I won’t divulge too much. All I will say is that Eddie had a very familiar taste in boxer shorts and that it turns out the technique of reciting footballers names (much like counting sheep) can be altered to include all sorts of hilarious alternatives including…wait for it… battleships!
My overall verdict: vaguely amusing throughout but lacking in depth.
Whilst I wasn’t exactly blown away, I enjoyed the experience as a whole and will definitely be partaking in some more pub theatre before long.
All my love,
Battenberg x
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