For those that aren’t aware there is currently a scheme in the UK to get more people under the age of 26 to go to the theatre. They obviously had a sit down to think about this, and they came to the same conclusion any group trying to get young people to do anything would come to, the tickets would have to be free.

There are venues up and down the country, but if you’re in Manchester it’s the Royal Exchange Theatre where they are giving away 50 free tickets at midnight. So, at the girlfriends behest I tried to get us a pair of tickets. I rang 44 times between 12 and 12:20. When I finally got through – they’d all gone. Apparently, they all went to people who had actually queued outside the box office in person. I guess that means it’s a popular scheme… so if you fancy taking it up, make sure you line up early.