Dominic Lindesay has created a fascinating and morally complex character. Guy is often crass, yet he is capable of considerable sensitivity. At times he is a blundering, selfish oaf, but he can also be forensically self-aware. We see his increasingly inebriated and excruciatingly inept attempt to chat up an attractive colleague at an office party, but we also see him thoughtfully reflecting on the masks that people wear when playing life’s various roles.

“The Tobacco Tea Theatre Company is back in the Alma with a play written and directed by Christopher Cutting. Vitomori takes a wry look at our narcissistic, selfie-obsessed age through the eyes of a 1000-year-old vampire. This satire on social media certainly has bite, mounting a forceful attack on those whose self-esteem depends entirely upon the number of ‘likes’ they score, and I particularly liked the line: ‘PR – the modern form of friendship’. . . this play certainly responds to our growing obsession in an often clever way. . . ”