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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
Reader rating
Description: Musical comedy and observations from the globetrotting Irishman and 2008 if.comedy award winner.
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
Surprise winner: David O'Doherty won an if.comedy award at this year's Edinburgh Festival
David O’Doherty’s unexpected if.comedy award at this year’s Edinburgh Festival delighted his modest yet fanatical following. Now, with this win under his belt a wider audience is appreciating the appeal of this shaggy-haired Irishman’s understated mission to “rock your world in quite a gentle way.”
This show has been supersized since its summer premiere, with extra jokes, extra songs on cheap Yamaha keyboards and extra whimsy. It is still as slick as John Sergeant’s tango but all the more charming for it. O’Doherty is distracted by fans, digresses and, at one point, rolls around the floor. This is not punchline comedy, more personality comedy. The 32-year-old manchild milks his infectious idiosyncratic worldview for every drop, imagining how it would be wonderful to see a performance of Cats dressed as a mouse and how Argos resembles an exotic mix of shop and bookies, with its tiny pens and paper notelets.
He proves that there are no hack subjects, just hack comedians. Even tackling much-trampled topics such as the internet or texting he sounds fresh. And his daft humour dovetails perfectly into his plinky-plonk songs. One lo-fi gem compares him to Tiger Woods. It is obvious who makes more money, it is less clear who is having more fun.
Until 6 Dec (0207 478 0100).
Details are correct at the time of publication - please check with venue before booking.
