Wilton oh Wilton...

The oldest music hall they say. The danger of this, I reckon, is that everyone is trying to be like you.
The bare brick walls, the peeling wall paper, the mirror that doesn't shine. You have everything the others want, but they will never be you, cause you, are, it.

The beautiful building, the history behind, one can read all about it here.

Tonight I watched The Great Gatsby in this wonderful place. The audience dressed up in their most glamorous 20s gear, and I thought to myself, '2013, look at this, this is what going out should be like.' One can only imagine what it must have been like - a room full beautiful people, in their flapper dresses, smoking, drinking, laughing.
Admittedly, part from the no smoking thing, our night was not too shabby either:

It was one of those plays that sets your mood as soon as one walks in, actors shouting by your ear, yelling that you are in the way of a funeral procession. Or someone screaming by the bar, "POLICE!" and the barman literally stopped serving there and then - it was the prohibition, don't you know?

Just like I'm not a food critic, I'm not going to comment too much on the actual acting of the play either. What I liked the most was their use of minimal props, their clever ways of scene changes and of course the songs that made the audience laugh. One of the actresses really stood out for me, and I must find out her name, and you will see who I mean when you  while the play itself... For me it didn't have enough impact. It felt slighty lack in passion, in "oomph", if that doesn't sound too whatever.

So, what did I think?
The atmosphere totally did it all for me. From the moment you stepped in, you are in the 20s - so do dress the part, it makes it just that much more fun! I would also say this, if you managed to get a ticket, don't wonder off too far during interval or you will miss your chance to dance on stage!!

Wilton is probably one of my favorite places in London in terms of decor and it will not be long till I go back to their Mahogany bar. One last thing, the oldest music hall is looking for donations high and low so it can raise the 2.5 million they need for restoration, you can donate here, do help them out, so that in the bar manager's words, "the first floor does not give in and becomes the ground floor!" x