★★★☆☆ While a media storm envelopes Theresa May’s U-turn on care provision, Michael Aitken’s Waiting for God suddenly finds greater relevance , , , Nichola McAuliffe is a perfect Trent – at as much ease with her cantankerous nature as she was with her fleeting vulnerability. Her’s was the performance to savour while others sometimes dipped perilously close to pantomime.

★★★★☆ As the audience filters into the theatre space, we are greeted by Ravi and Asha, who graciously shake everyone’s hand. They invite us to help ourselves to a homemade samosa from the stacked white dishes on a table behind them.

★★★☆☆ The performance of Songbirds is as much about the storytelling as it is the delivery of the songs, which, with a few exceptions, are quite short. We hear about growing up in the Dimbleby household, operatic breakfasts for instance, and a reverence for granddad Richard, of whom we hear a recorded clip . . . Working acapella, Kate uses a multi-track voice looper to build layers of backing vocals.