Website:http://www.oldvictheatre.com/whatson.php?id=65
http://www.vaudeville-theatre.co.uk
On Monday night ABJ and I went to see The Prisoner of Second Avenue at the Vaudeville Theatre. We both enjoyed it immensely.
The play starred Jeff Goldblum and Mercedes Ruehl as Mel and Edna, a couple living on the 14th floor of an apartment block in New York City. Mel is anxious and neurotic about living in New York - the noise, the pollution, the faulty apartment - and during the play he has a nervous breakdown. In the end Edna and Mel realise what's important in life and end up somewhat happy again.
The play was laugh-out-loud funny and the performances were excellent. ABJ especially enjoyed the portrayal of Mel's Jewish New Yorker family.
Sometime during the first act Mel went berserk and threw things around the stage. A pillow he threw landed up on the lighting and during the interval someone had to come out with a grabbing arm and retrieve it:
After the show we wanted to find something to eat and as we walked around trying to find a restaurant we stumbled upon the theatre's stage door. There was a crowd of people waiting there for Jeff Goldblum's autograph. We decided to wait to see what would happen. After about 10 minutes the actors started to come out. When Jeff came out he was mobbed by the fans but he was a very nice guy - he took time to sign everyone's tickets/flyers/hands and even posed for photos with people. One person said "You inspired me to go to acting school!" to which he replied "Oh, acting school?... I think I'm still in acting school...". ABJ managed to get one of our tickets signed.
Summary: Great play with great performances...
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