"We find ourselves welcomed to the (beautifully staged) sitting room of a Hampstead retiree (Patrick Stewart) who has invited a failed poet (Sir Ian McKellan) back from a drink. For two hours the pair share tales, recount their past successes, exaggerate their present day relevance before McKellan’s character makes a desperate plea rebuffed with pure brilliance by Stewart. There isn’t really a climax or character development, just absurdity. Special mention to Damien Molony and Owen Teale who play the servants - not easy characters to make sense of, but acting of an impeccable standard nonetheless."