Blue Eyes and Heels

Tuesday was 'sushi and a show' night. We went to see blue eyes and heels at the Soho Theatre - a theatre which is rapidly becoming one of my favourites. We went to see Stewart Lee there a couple of weeks ago and there's always lots of stuff on. Stewart Lee was on after a play and before another comedian, and I think something was on after the show this week. It's nice to see a little theatre being so popular (it was sold out both times I've been) and dynamic. Anyway, the play has Martin Freeman (from The Office and HitchHikers Guide To The Galaxy) as an ambitious TV executive tasked with bringing wrestling back to TV. It's very well done and the characters are engaging.

Yet again I found myself wishing that I could write 90 minutes of drama around a simple static set and three actors - it's far harder than writing books/short stories or films. I've tried writing plays and I find it hard anyway, while short stories give you a lot more freedom. It's the constraints that make writing plays such as this one so tricky, and it's an enviable skill.