Birdland

Birdland, Royal Court, 2014.

Cast: Nikki Amuka-Bird, Daniel Cerqueira, Yolanda Kettle, Alex Price, Charlotte Randle, Andrew Scott.

Writer: Simon Stephens

Director: Carrie Cracknell

This really annoyed me. I imagine I went because of Andrew Scott who was hot at the time because of Sherlock - there were lots of those fans hanging around the stage door to see him. It was about a rock star going off the rails and yet again I thought it was a one man show because he's such a big name/personality but it wasn't. I seem to remember the stage filling with water to strand him which must have been a technical nightmare. The writer had previously adapted The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and Vanya (also starring Andrew Scott) both of which I loved, so this must have been an off day.

One of the rare times I've found a ticket as well. I might just be being mean but £22 sounds a lot for ten years ago and it wasn't even close to the stage.