My friend Anuvab Pal managed us two tickets for Jerusalem. Every London season has a ‘fully sold out’ play—and this year, Jerusalem,  was it—we climbed to our upper balcony seats, completely challenging our upper hamstrings, expectations were high. 

Jez Butterworth had written what many considered to be the “greatest British play of the 21st century”—it starred Mark Rylance, Best Supporting Actor from Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies.