Thriller Live is a musical tribute concert to the late, great King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Unlike other tribute musicals such as Mamma Mia and We Will Rock You, this show is just over two hours of non-stop Jackson hits, which gives true credit to the popularity and success of all his music.

We have all heard of Othello, the classic tragedy by William Shakespeare, with the usual themes of love, jealously and betrayal. However I suspect only few of us have heard of a hip-hop- and comedy-influenced Othello?

“Obligations are fucking terrible,” Erica drunkenly tells Nadine, foreshadowing the fact that we are about to find out how committed this middle-class teacher and parent is to her obligations. What happens when our obligations conflict with our morals? How do we know what our duty is?

So what was Stallone’s formula? To be a fighter with relentless endurance, which he made clear for one night only at the London Palladium. I went to the Palladium with a minimal view of Stallone, knowing him as the man who made all those Rocky films and that one about the troubled ex-soldier, Rambo.