Yesterday evening we headed into London to see a performance of THE TRUTH a comedy by Florian Zeller at the Apollo Theatre.
Somewhere after the M25 the high clouds broke and we could see all the colours of a rainbow above us.
Brasserie Zédel
From Piccadilly Underground station we headed for the Brasserie Zédel for pre-theatre dinner. As usual the pub opposite’s customers lined Glasshouse Street with a clear demarcation line about a couple of meters away form the pub. The ever helpful doorman directed us down stairs to the Brasserie. Full disclosure, this is where we often meet for Soho photography workshops but only for a coffee upstairs or sitting outside.
The brasseries downstairs is an enormous room packed with tables all full with customers – we should have booked. However, we were given stools at the bar with (unfortunately) our backs to the busy room. We ordered from the fixed price menu. Just perfect along with a zero alcohol IPA.
We went upstairs to have our coffees and sat in a quiet corner watching customers for the American Bar of the Brasserie.
Then it was time to head up Shaftsbury Avenue to the theatre.
As we walked up Shaftsbury Avenue we passed the outside of the super Wetherspoons in part of the Trocadero – this will definitely change Theatre Land!
The Truth
The play lived up to all its reviews and we were laughing all the way through. Seeing actors on the stage that we only ever seen on the television was at first a surprise. Then as the play progressed their acting just sucked us in – the extravagant character played by Stephen Mangan as compared to the laid back character played by Ardal O’Hanlan for example.
We enjoyed every moment.
On a practical note the seats were comfortable, were offset for the row in front, and we had lots of leg room. The theatre itself was worth photographing and the the high ceiling had the moon through a circle of trees.
And I now have a pattern on the =Underground tiles to go back and examine more closely…
