Today's new London Theatre offers include: Kinky Boots, Ancient Grease, Starlight Express, Wicked, Magic Mike Live, Six, Matilda, Once on This Island in Concert, Play That Goes Wrong, Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Back to the Future. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.

GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU? Royal Court "naturalistic sucker-punch tale" "spiky, hilarious, anguished, bitterly dark, dazzlingly bright and always, always infinitely human" "the monkey left... reeling" 5* (SO) opinion www.theatremonkey.com/show/guess-h... Discuss www.theatremonkey.com/community/ch...

Today's new London Theatre offers include: Once on this Island In Concert, Teeth 'n' Smiles, Cirque du Soleil Ovo. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.

Today's new London Theatre offers include: Woman In Mind, Mrs President, High Noon. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.

Life. Sometime the pigeon, sometimes the statue. Got the "statue" at Finchley Road tube station yesterday. Thanks to the young couple also taking the Met Line, who's phone mirror app made the clean-up quick and easy.

I DO: Dante or Die / Barbican Centre "We are ghosts in each room" "Fiona Watson, Geof Atwell... almost unbearingly moving" "married life beginning, middle and end... considered... in surprising depth" 5* opinion www.theatremonkey.com/2026/01/i-do... Discuss www.theatremonkey.com/community/lo...

Paul Elliott: "Mr Panto" and a driving force in theatre producing. The curtain has fallen, your applause linger on. Condolences to his family and friends at this time. #RIPPaulElliott

Replaced a very aged second-hand computer with a newer second-hand one yesterday. Pleased that the old one will go for recycling / upcycling and I will get a report in 3 months where all the parts went - nothing to landfill. But this compulsory Windows 10 to 11 is so unnecessary.

Today's new London Theatre offers include: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Producers. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.

Today's new London Theatre offers include: Cirque du Soleil - Ovo, The Producers. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.

COWARD & FRIENDS: "The Menier Chocolate Factory’s owner David Babani would be insane not to bring it back for a longer run when both performers are available" "an unmissable celebration" 5* SO opinion www.theatremonkey.com/2026/01/cowa... Discuss: www.theatremonkey.com/community/lo...

THE BUSINESS OF PLEASURE: “FINDING FRANK” the 2026 London Art Fair. www.thebusinessofpleasure.com/all-news Painting of the Week: ‘Boat ride in Bruges’ by Adam De Ville www.thebusinessofpleasure.com/painting-of-... Song of the Week: ‘MACHINE’ by MORGANWAY www.thebusinessofpleasure.com/unsigned-son...

WOOLF WORKS: "visual explosion of the entire cast that is mental collapse made horrifically real" "we are sated on raw honesty crafted into movement" "timeless, challenging and full of complex ideas" 5* opinion www.theatremonkey.com/2026/01/wool... Discuss www.theatremonkey.com/community/lo...

Today's new London Theatre offers include: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Mamma Mia!, Starlight Express. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.

Saw “Woolf Works” at the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden this afternoon. Realised, during act 2, that “Star Wars – Episode 4: A New Hope” can only reach the stage in ballet form.

STARLIGHT EXPRESS: £24 tickets for 24 hours! Tuesday and Wednesdays in February, plus Thursdays in March. BOOK BY 9am on 25th January 2026 at prf.hn/click/camref... #StarlightExpress

Today's new London Theatre offers include: The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, High Noon. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.

Finally got that new passport - classy, blue with HIS MAJ on it, bit odd. Palaver over photo. Most too dark / light / near / far / ugly (rude!) etc. 2 accepted then rejected. Another £16 to get some taken which went through first time. Oh well. Someone is coining it in.

Today's new London Theatre offers include: Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch, Back to the Future the Musical, MJ the Musical, High Noon, Sugar Daddy. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.

DRACULA: Noel Coward Theatre. The first three performances have been cancelled. First performance is now on 7th February 2026. Extra performances added on 28th February, 14th and 17th March 2026. Ticket holders for cancelled performances will be contacted by the show.

HIGH NOON: Harold Pinter Theatre. "Mannered... strong sense of the clock always in control" "Crudup... authentic" "Gough... pacifist" "classic story never ages" "slightly forsaken darling of a production" 3* opinion www.theatremonkey.com/show/high-no... Discuss www.theatremonkey.com/community/ch...

The "Sunday In The Park With George" ticket scam warnings have reached Italy @musical_it. Italian fans can take note at www.musical.it/news/a-londr...

Today's new London Theatre offers include: My Neighbour Totoro, One For The Boys Presents Love Life - West End Unites Against Cancer. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.

Video: Watch 'One Gay More' From Kennedy Center Pride Protest Concert www.broadwayworld.com/article/Vide...

Today's new London Theatre offers include: Mrs President. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.

Today's new London Theatre offers include: The Mousetrap, Back To The Future The Musical, Stabat Mater 2026. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.

KENREX: The Other Palace Theatre. "An interesting story, told clearly and well, but a little short of the all-enveloping theatrical experience it might have been" "could be edited to a faster 90 minutes" 4* opinion www.theatremonkey.com/show/kenrex/ Discuss www.theatremonkey.com/community/ch...

Wise words from Whats On Stage: www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre...

THE BUSINESS OF PLEASURE: A cure for Procrastination www.thebusinessofpleasure.com/all-news Painting of the week: ‘Snow blue Bruges’ by Adam De Ville www.thebusinessofpleasure.com/painting-of-... Song: ‘Witch Doctor’ by Samuel Ashton and The Instincts www.thebusinessofpleasure.com/unsigned-son...

WHEN WE ARE MARRIED: @DonmarWarehouse "immaculately staged" "the laughs come thick and fast as the expert character actors exploit Priestley’s situations and class-ridden banter" "An unmitigated joy" 5* opinion www.theatremonkey.com/show/when-we... Discuss www.theatremonkey.com/community/ch...

Today's new London Theatre offers include: Hamilton, Oliver!, Titanique, TEETH 'N' SMILES. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: Ambassadors Theatre, London. "a diverting bit of fun" "one astonishingly good moment" "well played" "Staged with commendable care" 3 star opinion theatremonkey.com/show/paranor... Discuss www.theatremonkey.com/community/ch...

Today's new London Theatre offers include: Matilda The Musical, Mrs President, High Noon, Cabaret. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.

CABARET: 20% off all non-package tickets from 2 March to 26 September 2026, if booked by 12th February 2026 at prf.hn/click/camref.... (A £3.95 per booking, not per ticket, handling fee applies).

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE: Warning. Tickets will ONLY be sold by the Barbican Centre, from May 2026. www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/eve.... THEY WILL NOT, AND WILL NEVER BE, SOLD ELSEWHERE. Ignore signs like this if you are in London right now. YOU WILL NOT GET TICKETS THIS WAY. #Ariana

Today's new London Theatre offers include: My Neighbour Totoro, Mrs President, Comedy Carnival Club, Faulty Towers The Dining Experience. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.

Finally got hold of an "Evita" poster from @LondonPalladium for the office wall of fame.

Nice mention of the monkey in this week's Woman Magazine in the "Clever With Cash" column. Very, very true - some great views at good prices if you check with your simian friend first at www.theatremonkey.com.

Turns out books are like theatre tickets. Needed an academic textbook. £45 print new / £38 secondhand / £25 kindle at Amazon. £8 print secondhand on Ebay. Slight difference there, I think, shopping around.

Today's new London Theatre offers include: Already Perfect, Cosi fan tutte (LOVEtheatre sale), The Book of Mormon (London Theatre Direct Sale), Grindr Mom. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.

THE GOODMONKEY AWARDS FOR 2025: The awards nobody wants to win, and everybody wants to recieve. Who and what delighted and disgusted the monkey in the past year? www.theatremonkey.com/2026/01/the-... Discuss or add your own experiences at www.theatremonkey.com/community/we...

Today's new London Theatre offers include: Oh, Mary!, Titanique, Wicked, Faulty Towers the Dining Experience, Mrs President, Ballet Shoes, Already Perfect. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.

LONDON THEATRE DIRECT: Winter sale offers extended for a few more days for: Mamma Mia!, Back to the Future, Just for One Day, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Othello, High Noon, Twelfth Night, UNALA, Top Hat. BOOK NOW at theatremonkey.londontheatredirect.com/discounts

OH, MARY!: Trafalgar Theatre "for those who find Mischief Theatre too intellectual" "An irreverent tidal wave" "Mason Alexander Park is unmissable" "Escola's writing is outrageous" "break-neck speed" 4* opinion www.theatremonkey.com/show/oh-mary/ Discuss www.theatremonkey.com/community/ch...

Today's new London Theatre offers include: Starlight Express, High Noon. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.

Just found out a passport renewal is £94.50!!!! I'm so angry, I'm going to leave the country... oh...

You have to be careful: my water company deluging me with "buy Homecare - if your home drains go wrong, you must pay £££" letters. Scared + tempted - £202 for 2 years. But checked my own home insurance policy. I'm already covered for it and other good stuff - for far less money.

THE BUSINESS OF PLEASURE: The Playbook of the Western World(s) www.thebusinessofpleasure.com/all-news Painting: ‘From Afon Mawddach to the Irish Sea’ by Adam De Ville www.thebusinessofpleasure.com/painting-of-... Song: ‘Waiting’ by Gertrud www.thebusinessofpleasure.com/unsigned-son...

MARIO THE MAKER MAGICIAN: Boulevard Theatre Soho "highly skilled magic" "The hour flies, Mario’s energy never flagging" "keeps a crowd of mostly under 10s mesmerised" "as meaningful to adults as children" 4* opinion www.theatremonkey.com/2026/01/mari... Discuss www.theatremonkey.com/community/lo...

Today's new London Theatre offers include: Wicked, Gerry & Sewell, Top Hat, Cable Street. See theatremonkey.com/special-offe... for details.