Not even a week has past and this evening we went to the next show. This time Kyoto at sohoplace - the new theatre in the West End.

This play is not fiction, it’s modern history. A dramatization of the 1997 UN climate conference in Kyoto, which saw the signing of the first legally binding climate treaty.

Closing thoughts of the first act:

This is a damning representation of the USA, that does no favours in improving my view of it.

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.