At least that’s the thesis of a production called simply Bloody Mess that Jonathan enjoyed, as he reports on My London Your London.

The bad news is that the glorious, if faded, Wilton’s Music Hall has been listed among the world’s most endangered monuments.

The good news is that, hopefully, this means something might be done to secure the fabric of “the world’s oldest music hall” for the future.

I’ve been to several shows there and even though it does feel slightly like it might come down around your ears any second, it is a wonderful, evocative, spooky place.

Over on My London Your London Anna has a preview of a deeply topical play by Ariel Dorfman being staged in London by Amnesty International. Definitely looks like it is worth checking out.

You’ve probably already gathered I wasn’t greatly impressed by the new show at the Union Theatre. The review’s here.

… and just how much of a bastard can an agent be?

Those are the questions posed by a new play that opened last night at The Old Red Lion. My review is over on My London Your London.

Over on My London Your London I’ve a review of an Icelandic production of Peer Gynt that opened last night at the Barbican – full marks for surrealism and staging, lower marks for characters about whom you can care.