No, this isn't going to be a post about swimming with the Wobbegong at the Tangalooma wrecks, sorry to disappoint. Instead, its a post about the recent play I went to see, "Swimming with Sharks", starring Christian Slater, and currently playing at the Vaudeville Theatre, Strand. Also starring Helen Baxendale, a.k.a Ross' British wife "Emily" from Friends.
I managed to get cheap tickets to the Thursday matinee for this from lastminute.com, for £18.75. I thought that was pretty good because they're normally £30+. I decided though to go by myself as its half term holiday and many of my friends have gone away, plus I really wanted to see this play. The play is about a movie producer called Buddy Ackerman (played by Christian Slater, who was absolutely excellent) who is basically the boss from hell. He has a new assistant, Guy, who is an aspiring screenwriter, and the play centres around Guy's rise up the career ladder. It has a dark twist at the end, and the script is really captivating and enthralling.
As I said, I went to see this one by myself, and when I arrived at the theatre I discovered that all holders of 'Upper Circle' tickets were immediately upgraded to the 'Dress Circle' - and could choose a seat in rows F or G. I sat down and not long after, a Kiwi girl sat down a few seats away from me, also on her own. She was quite a talkative sort, and I enjoyed a very pleasant chat with her, although I was very peeved to find that she couldn't pick my accent (aw - come on - seriously!) although I could pick hers straightaway (like that's hard with Kiwi accents) and also she had rather an unfortunate laugh, and insisted on laughing throughout the whole play. Now I might just add at this point - it's not a comedy...
Anyway, it was a very enjoyable afternoon and a very pleasant play. Both Christian Slater and Helen Baxendale were absolutely amazing, and the set was incredible too - very versatile. A lovely afternoon, after all...
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