A chorus of Disapproval, Harold Pinter Theatre, London / Jesus Christ Superstar, O2 Arena, London
It starts with the finale. In the opening scene of Alan Ayckbourn's A Chorus of Disapproval " his 1984 seriocomedy revived by Trevor Nunn " a throng of 18th-century doxies dance round a grinning rascal in a periwig (Nigel Harman). He has just been saved from the hangman's noose. Everyone sings in celebration, followed by a curtain call and loud (pre-recorded) applause.