The harsh reality of life after Top Gear and The Grand Tour is hitting home for former presenter James May, with disastrous ticket sales for his new one-man stage show James May: Explorers. The harsh reality of life after Top Gear and The Grand Tour is hitting home for former presenter James May, 62, with disastrous ticket sales for his new one-man stage show James May: Explorers. The venue has been in touch to inform us that the rear circle has been closed for this show. While the rear circle of the theatre - containing 462 seats - was closed completely, this publication also counted just 137 ticket holders filling up the 333 seats in the front circle. There was a total of 685 empty front and rear circle seats.