😈 Old Nick Himself

Kasper Hilton-Hille as Troilus and Charlotte O'Leary as Cressida, wearing a bridal veil, look into each other's eyes while Samantha Spiro as Pandarus stands between them in a bright orange wig, cackling. Troilus and Cressida at Shakespeare's Globe, 2025.

"Will, u OK hun?" Theatre review: Troilus and Cressida (Shakespeare's Globe) partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...

A nice doggy giving the side-eye.

Tom Daley giving Kate Garraway the side-eye on Celebrity Traitors.

I saw this dog on the train and I knew I recognised the energy from somewhere.

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Seán McGinley and Brendan Gleeson stand around a pub bar pouring themselves drinks. The Weir at the Harold Pinter Theatre, 2025.

"It does feel a bit mean that the barman doesn't get to tell a story" Theatre review: The Weir partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...

Jordan Stephens as Mr Sloane lies on his side on a chaise longue with his trousers off, while Tamzin Outhwaite as Kath, in a blond 1960s wig, leans over to check a wound on his leg. Entertaining Mr Sloane at the Young Vic, 2025.

"It's lucky that Outhwaite is there to utterly throw herself into the comic horror" Theatre review: Entertaining Mr Sloane partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...

Joe Locke as Jake sits cross-legged on the floor reading a paperback, while Ruaridh Mollica as Chris lies with his head in his lap. Clarkston at the Trafalgar Theatre, 2025.

"Could there be anything more American than a weird collective national boner for Lewis and Clark?" Theatre review: Clarkston partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...

From personal experience I thought that *was* the quiet carriage.

I got that a lot in New York. A stern-looking security guard at the Empire State Building LIT UP when he spotted the logo on my t-shirt, pointed at me and excitedly yelled "DangerMouse!"

Oh well, at least Billionaires' Bunker turns out to be just Money Heist with hotter boys and added Evil Lesbian Grandma, so that'll keep me occupied while I'm stuck in bed.

I've been doing in-person enrolment with students who've just arrived from all over the world, so in a twist worthy of Robert Louis Stevenson I now have Covid.

On a dimly lit set of a kitchen with wooden stairs leading up, the cast of Reunion are blurry as they move around the stage. Reunion at the Kiln Theatre, 2025.

"Entertainingly monstrous" Theatre review: Reunion partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/09/thea...

I was coping with the random collection of names then Shaznay came in right at the end and broke me.

I'm not saying my sanity's taken a hit between doing an in-person helpdesk and the general *points wildly at everything* but I just saw a pigeon feather sticking out of the ground blowing around, and thought it was a squirrel that had buried itself face down.

The cast of Romans look out into the distance with expressions of awe and fear; in the centre Kyle Soller as Jack, in shorts and an open shirt, points to the sky. Romans, a Novel at the Almeida Theatre, 2025.

"The weird but thought-provoking epic proves to be worth the gamble" Theatre review: Romans, a Novel partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/09/thea...

Joe Alwyn as Heath sits on wet black tiles on the edge of a swimming pool, wet and wearing stripy swimming trunks while the front row of the audience can be seen in the background watching him. The Lady from the Sea at the Bridge Theatre, 2025.

"You know she loves a Cornish boy, she enjoys nights in Penzance, Redruth in the afternoon" Theatre review: The Lady from the Sea partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/09/thea...

Didn’t expect to see Oklahoma pushing for gender-neutral toilets like this but it’s heartwarming

B Terry as Renfield stands in front of a stained glass window in an unfastened straitjacket, holding their arms out and mouth wide open. Dracula at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2025.

"Less an adaptation of Dracula and more of a commentary on it" Theatre review: Dracula (Lyric Hammersmith) partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/09/thea...

Tatenda Matsvai solemnly touches some grass. Cow | Deer at the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, 2025.

"They're fisting a melon, man" Theatre review: Cow | Deer partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/09/thea...

"Pay us money to get rid of the ads!" You want me to pay you to get rid of the only part that actually works?

I see Channel 4 catch-up have joined the "ads play perfectly then the actual programme immediately freezes" train, groundbreaking.

William Gaunt as Oliver Blayds but looking more like Santa. The TRuth About Blayds at the Finborough Theatre, 2025.

"If not quite a lost classic, at least worth a look more than once a century" Theatre review: The Truth About Blayds partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/09/thea...

To be fair if it was anything like the original production you might actually have got it and just not noticed.

I always referred to it as "shitmazing," which I define as "so bad it's good... on purpose."

Well that, and that after three hours of explosions the climax is a single rubber bat flying out on a string.

As long as the dining table still turns into a car that falls into the orchestra pit and the conductor has to climb out and shake his fists at the actors, that's the most narratively important part.

Caoimhe Coburn Gray as Sonya and Romel Belcher as Alfonso lean into a miniature theatre with red curtains, looking sideways at the audience with nervous expressions. Deaf Republic at the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, 2025.

"Brecht by way of David Lynch" Theatre review: Deaf Republic partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/09/thea...

In front of a bank of bright lights, Ncuti Gatwa as Christopher Marlowe jumps off a table, towards Edward Bluemel as William Shakespeare, who sits on the floor. Born With Teeth at Wyndham's Theatre, 2025.

"The script itself is as thin as the cast is buff" Theatre review: Born With Teeth partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/09/thea...

If anyone can make it to the Royal Court tonight I have a spare ticket for Deaf Republic at 7:30. It's paid for but friend but can no longer make it due to tube strikes.

Ned Costello as Presley and Elizabeth Connick as Haley kneel on a brown carpet facing each other, opening their mouths wide and dropping a tablet on each other's tongues. The Pitchfork Disney at the King's Head Theatre, 2025.

"The play lives at the intersection of East London and the Apocalypse" Theatre review: The Pitchfork Disney partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/09/thea...

Sule Rimi as the ghost of Pap wears a white suit with smoke coming out of the sleeves, and holds his arms up towards Olisa Odele as Juicy, who cowers from him. Fat Ham at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2025.

"All the comedy and ridiculousness of transplanting the grand revenge tragedy to such a different context" Theatre review: Fat Ham partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/08/thea...

A coffee-coloured cat flailing around on a picnic table.

We appear to have mice in the office. I have admonished the employee responsible but he doesn't seem to be taking this dereliction of duty seriously.