Yesterday evening I went to see Ballet Shoes at the National Theatre, with my wife and aunt. It was an excellent production. Something that leaves you thinking about it for days afterwards.

The cast were excellent of course. We had Katie Singh for Sylvia, the understudy for Pearl Mackie. In the play there’s a scene where Pauline Fossil gets into a fight and loses the lead for a play to become the understudy. It’s a learning moment in her life that that being in the theatre is part of being in a team and understudies are just as important.