Being a Revenge regular, it made a pleasant change to go to Revenge and not end up dancing with The Lollipop Girls. The reason was to see 'Seduction' a play by Jack Heifner, running all week on the top floor as part of Winter Pride.

The play, a gay interpretation of Arthur Schnitzler's 'La Ronde', starts with the meeting between a sailor being seduced by a rent-boy. As it's name suggests 'Seduction' follows how each character is seduced, as next the sailor seduces a handyman, the handyman seduces a student and so on...

The acting was excellent, as the five of them took us through the various scenes with wholly believable performances. The play found the perfect balance between drama and comedy, with many scenes striking a chord (or perhaps dischord!) with some of our own past situations.

The second half reflected a lighter side to the relationships, with Adam Blake giving a comical performance as the writer and Richard Gee an impressive role as an actor. The star of the show for me was Phil Price as the teenager (I wish he could tell me how he manages to eat a swiss roll covered in cream every night and still have a body like that - it doesn't seem to be working for me!) The nudity was all tastefully done, and a quick chat with others in the audience after the show revealed they too had enjoyed the performance.

Seduction runs until Sunday 13th of February and the £8 (£6.50 conc) ticket price includes free entry into Revenge on Thursday, or £2 off on Friday and Saturday. Make an evening of it, see five true-to-life performances and perhaps see Revenge in a different light. Box office: 020 8932 4747.