Diary of a Somebody - Seven Dials Playhouse

If you have a look at the recent thread for Steve (the play they re-opened the venue with), you'll get some thoughts on seating and venue itself theatreboard.co.uk/thread/9037/steve-dials-playhouse.

I was middle of Row A for Steve and thought the seats were fine, looks like they do change the space up as the seat map for this is a bit different but probably should still be good if that helps

I went to the matinee the other day and sat in J1 in the side stalls. Great view, the seats directly in front are kept empty.

(Threads merged)

It’s been over a week since I saw this, but find I still keep thinking about it. Though I know of him I’ve never actually seen a Joe Orton play. Was a bit iffy at the start, as it’s quite choppy, but it really won me over. Some parts are genuinely hilarious (and still a bit filthy) then obviously it becomes something else as Kenneth Halliwell’s mental illness worsens and the differences between them become more pronounced.

Even though only depicted in the abstract, the ending, with Because by The Beatles playing (bit of an earworm, even though I know it wasn’t released until a few years later,) is pretty haunting. Horrific as the murder was, the fact that Halliwell tried to get help, and seems to have just been sent away with pills and put on a waiting list is something I find troubling, as I can’t help wondering if anything much has changed.

You should be ok pretty much anywhere, it’s a pretty small place and it looked like the seats are raked a bit more on that side so shouldn’t have to look around the heads of the people in front.