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New Moon is nothing if not an international advertisement for the hungry virtues of virginity and young people can’t get enough of it
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Theatre
A smart, prickly and rewarding view of sexual and emotional confusion
Cock
Restaurants
Kitchen W8 is a bargain for this area, if such sophistication is what you crave
Kitchen W8
Too long and drawn out but very entertaining with excellent special effects
This is a peculiar play and does not work for me. Some of it is very funny but there are real flaws
Alex has a strong powerful voice and was faultless, she is far better now than she was on the X-Factor
London,
Bruce Dessau's rating
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Description: Dry wit from the cult US stand-up, here making his solo London debut.
Trains: Tube: Tottenham Court Road 
, Tube / Bus: 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 23, 25, 38, 55, 73, 98, 176 
Phone: 0207478 0100
Website: www.sohotheatre.com
Extra info: Food, Pub
Observational: Todd Barry sees comedy in everyday scenarios
Cult television buffs may know Todd Barry as the power-crazed bongo player in Flight of the Conchords. Ricky Gervais certainly knows him. He has asked the compact New Yorker to support him at Madison Square Garden next month. Whatever you think of Gervais as a performer, he certainly has good taste in opening acts.
Barry is so beautifully arid he is positively parched. Yet he manages to take the most mundane subjects and weave richly absurd material. Ubiquitous Facebook gags are to comedy in 2008 what airport security gags were to comedy in 2005, 2006 and 2007, but his crotchety observations on cyberspace banality were a joy to behold.
Elsewhere, the 44-year-old's delivery scored further bullseyes. One minute he was reflecting on a bizarre visit to a Forrest Gump theme restaurant, the next he was recalling an inane conversation heard midstream in a urinal.
Cynics may suggest that he was trotting out well-honed riffs, but proceedings sprang to life when he spotted someone audaciously recording the gig to put on the net. The ad libbed put-downs were brilliant. Shame he'd turned off the fan's "Nokia Bootleg 5000î, otherwise you could all hear them.
Until Saturday (0870 429 6883, www.sohotheatre.com).
Details are correct at the time of publication - please check with venue before booking.
