Fat chance

Tall, blond, sexy corporate hottie falls for smart, witty librarian. The catch? She's overweight. No, seriously. Politeness aside, she's gigantic. He's committed to her, but is put under pressure to dump her when his friends find out that the new girlfriend is, um, a bit large. Will he stay with her? Or will he buckle?

Fat Pig, a new comedy by Neil LaBute, is showing at Trafalgar Studios until September 6th.  It stars Robert Webb (the attractive half of the British Mac versus PC duo) and Ella Smith (who seems to be the last plus size actress still working. Good on her!) Will it be a reflective and moving play about the nature of love, or a boorish comedy that relies on cheap fat jokes? The plot sounds like a meaner, less uplifting version of Hairspray. But, fingers crossed, I'm watching it anyway. At the very least, I'll get to see what a living, breathing Mac looks like in person.

He's a Mac, she's a PC