Night at the Theatre
One Friday morning, mid-November, I was surprised to receive a call from Ben. With his new job in the City, I never usually heard from him during the day, and rarely saw him except at the weekends."Hi Ali," he said, sounding very anxious. "Are you free to talk?"I looked around, intrigued, a little worried, but there was no one in earshot. "Yes. What's up?"He was silent for a few seconds, which only made me more nervous. "You remember the other night?" he asked eventually."In the conference...