This is a play dominated by male attitudes to women. It reflects a society in the midst of a moral panic, obsessed with sex and its consequences, fearful of disease.

Being part of a deliberating jury is akin to attending a hugely successful dinner party.

Who was the bright spark that thought it would be a good thing to claim that ‘women are better at multitasking’?

I often dream of living somewhere with warm weather, blue seas and a hugely better quality of life. Having just come back from staying with friends in Tuscany and the Dordogne this summer, I am beginning to re-think this idealised view.

I was stunned to see Picasso cycling slowly past me . . .