to watch a man eat

Two blokes, choked by their white and blue collars. One woman, hungry for it all. When it comes to the ravenous ambitions of our metropolitan elite, what will satiate their appetites…

Described as ‘a complex and mercenary power play of sex and deception’ (Must See Theatre ★★★★★), To Watch a Man Eat by award-winning new writer Sadie Pearson is a ‘dangerously dark’ comedy which ‘keeps its audience on its toes and hungry, or rather gagging for more’ (TheReviewsHub ★★★★★).

Firefighter Micky and investment banker Andrew are choked by their respective blue and white collars. Micky puts the "man" in manual, content with trifle for breakfast and all things analogue. Our moral truth sayer, he's perplexed by people like Andrew, permanently in competition to keep his bum on his desk chair the longest, all in pursuit of the lifestyle his partner Melissa thirsts for. A wolf in a frilly apron, she lives to serve Andrew dinner and watch him tear it apart.

The harder he works, the later he stays, the more she feels it. What it’s like to have a real man. They don’t make many of those these days…

With the tides of Andrew’s career potentially turning, Micky observes our metropolitan moguls as they navigate the tumultuous seas of corporate elitism. When an unexpected tragedy strikes, Andrew is forced to reconsider his motivations for climbing the corporate ladder, under the looming pressure of Melissa’s watchful eye. As Micky knows all too well, ‘you’d be surprised that most of your life is flammable’.

“A raw, honest and thought-provoking play about the desire to want more power, control, wealth and overall status in the world one creates for themselves and the destruction that can follow when these expectations aren’t achieved.” - Elaine Chapman (★★★★★)

Having earned a plethora of 5-star spangled reviews at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Shakespeare North Playhouse, Full Frontal Theatre LTD now make their London debut with ‘To Watch a Man Eat’ at the Old Red Lion. Comprised of three gobby gals with a knack for touching a nerve, expect the wet, the wry, the foul- mouthed and the sensational from this brand-spanking new company.

London, it is time to decide what satiates your appetites…SEX, MONEY or TRIFLE?