‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Hampstead Theatre – Review
So what the hell did I just see? A musical about someone dying with a terminal illness. And I don’t mean using woad while on life support. Although actually, if it had been, I’d’ve watched it too with this cast! This show is bloody marvellous. There. I’ve said it. The talent on stage is frankly […]
‘Marsela’ The Crazy Coqs – Review
Here’s a thing. London is rammed with talented people doing their best to rise above the noise and be noticed. These are just the sort of folk that London At Large is all about. Folk like Marsela. How she persuaded the excellent Crazy Coqs (with their always super, lovely staff) to showcase her talents, I […]
Big London Tattoo Show 2026 – Preview
Tattoo curious? Go on! You know you want to! Get your unmarked canvas over to Excel this weekend for a bit of inspiration – and a few fairground rides! You’ll be supporting an independent event, having fun and (if you’re anything like me) wincing quite a bit. I’ll be there with Eli. You can tell […]
London’s Greatest Greasy Spoons
Come back with me if you will to the days before Pret a Manger, Costa, Eat, way back to the days of Simon’s Basement and real London; days before the real sandwich bars, usually run by charming Italians and serving the best ever bacon sandwiches got slaughtered by the relentless rise of private equity and […]
The Best (mainly fabulous) FREE things to do in London
London doesn’t have to be cripplingly expensive. It is, but it doesn’t have to be. Trust me, I’ve lived here for decades! London offers a load of free world-class experiences (and I don’t mean the crime levels) that don’t cost a bean. Heck, many of our major museums and galleries are free to enter, and […]
‘Orphans’ Jermyn Street Theatre – Review
Ok. I’m not a fan of English actors doing American accents. It’s usually kinda weird sounding. Who knows, one day it may be as unacceptable as me doing a Chinese one. Not for PC reasons of course, more because we’re usually crap at America. Anyway, these chaps do the American thing. And you know? Just […]
‘The Rover’ The Old Red Lion – Review
Reading Restoration comedy can be fun. It can also be a bit not fun. Think Centlivre and Pix. There, I said it. So I never got around to Aphra Behn, deciding instead to wait for a performance. You can wait a while for these damn buses! Anyway, The Old Red Lion Theatre has teamed up […]
‘Farm Hall’ Theatre Royal Haymarket – Review
Ok. Let’s start with the points. Five stars. Here’s why. This is a transfer of a debut script by Katherine Moar from our smallest West End theatre to one of the most majestic main houses in Town, namely Theatre Royal, Haymarket. How often does that happen? Jermyn Street Theatre is literally punching so far above […]
sketch: London’s most Instagrammable hotspot?
God I hate all those shouty youtube presenters with nothing to say, those interminable podcasts clogging up storage space like a digital fatberg. And then comes along something worth a listen. Ok it won’t be fashionable. It’s a paean to the necessity of old fashioned hard work and honesty in achieving success (oh, and charisma, […]
‘Bridgerton’ Series 3 Part 2 – Special Screening
BRIDGERTON SEASON 3 – PART TWO LONDON SPECIAL SCREENING 16.45 WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE ODEON LUXE LEICESTER SQUARE expected to attend NICOLA COUGHLAN, LUKE NEWTON, CLAUDIA JESSIE, LUKE THOMPSON, GOLDA ROSHEUVEL, ADJOA ANDOH, RUTH GEMMELL, SIMONE ASHLEY, HARRIET CAINS, BESSIE CARTER, FLORENCE HUNT, WILL TILSTON, HANNAH DODD, DANIEL FRANCIS, SAM PHILLIPS, JAMES PHOON, VICTOR ALLI, HUGH […]