Wednesday 30 September 2026

Wednesday 30 September 2026...5.15pm to 9.30pm... TEMPER TANTRUMS - launch party - 94 Wimpole Street , London W1. Nice and buzzy here , as over 100 guests here. We get a nice cosy table on the ground floor. The venue is over two levels . Downstairs a Jazz trio play two sets of 30 mins each. On the ceiling are around 100 celebrity photographs. Art and other interesting objects are dotted around the venue Complimentary Margaritas , Aperol Spritz, prosecco, wines, beers and delicious canapes. What they say about it.... Italian at heart with Asian accents, Temper Tantrums is an all-day neighbourhood spot with a mischievous streak. Excellent coffee and fresh pastries in the morning; serious wines, exceptional cocktails and playful plates after dark. Set among an eclectic collection of art, objects and curiosities, it’s relaxed, effortlessly assured and just a little badly behaved. Irreverent elegance with a taste for mischief. -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Tuesday 29 September 2026...I went to two events tonight... 6.15pm to 8.15pm . Waddington Custot Gallery - private view - 11-12 Cork Street , Mayfair, London W1. Always nice to be at this prominent contemporary and modern art gallery. Around 100 guests are here. IAN DAVENPORT is showcasing his ' Reflections' exhibition of paintings. Ian Davenport (aged 60) is an English abstract painter and former Turner Prize nominee. Visit his website to see his work , and he also has a book out. Complimentary red and white wines. then 9.45pm to 12pm . Press / VIP opening night party at The Haymarket Hotel , London SW1. The main event earlier , was held nearby at The Theatre Royal , Haymarket , London SW1. ' The Standard of Living' starting Rory Kinnear It is based on the life of leading rebel economist John Maynard Keynes. A big crowd here of around 400 guests . All the cast eventually turn up. The house photographer told me a few well known names saw the play , but they don't bother with the party. Tamzin Outhwaite was at the party. There was a fun photo booth in one corner, and a DJ in another corner . Complimentary vodka cocktails , gin cocktails, prosecco, wines , beers , canapes, mini burgers , fish n chips in cones and an ice cream cart for desserts. We left at midnight, but it was on until 1am. About the play... CAN YOU PUT A PRICE ON HAPPINESS, BEAUTY AND LOVE? A brand new world-premiere play from the Olivier Award-winning playwright, James Graham (Punch, Dear England, Labour of Love) explodes into the West End for a strictly limited 12-week run. Directed by multi award-winner Nicholas Hytner (The History Boys, One Man, Two Guvnors, Giant) and starring Olivier Award winner Rory Kinnear (Skyfall, The Diplomat) and Royal Ballet principal Natalia Osipova in her West End debut, this blazing new play tells the astonishing story of rebel economist and member of the Bloomsbury Group, John Maynard Keynes.

Posted 29th September 2026