So, the question was simple: how could I best test out our new leather recliner chair, our new Bluray player and our Panasonic Viera all at the same time?
Trust me, it's been a long time since our living room had a makeover so we've gone for the grand gesture and done it all at the same time.
I can't say it's like a little cinema but it's getting there.
At least it means that we can give proper reviews of the screeners I am kindly sent (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it).
Anyway, the answer to the question is: Stephen Sondheim's Company.
I'd no experience of Sondheim but it seemed the best way of immersing myself into his work was being so relaxed I was virtually horizontal, literally.
Company is being played at cinemas around the country this Thursday and my simple advice is: go watch it - it is bound to put a smile on your face.
In fact, I'm not sure that I have seen a better translation from theatre to the screen (even if it was small, in my case).
Company is the story of Robert, a 35-year-old bachelor, whose married friends are desperate to pair him off even though he is happy and they aren't.
Indeed, Company for large parts is a lesson in why not to get hitched.
Neil Patrick Harris is terrifically expressive in the lead role and gets support from an array of American TV and Broadway stars.
The pick, in my uneducated view, were Kate Finneran, who, as Amy, earned a huge ovation with her wedding day ditty and Patti LuPone who was just stunning as Joanne.
The sketches between each of the songs are so well written, I laughed out loud half a dozen times.
And the music, provided by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra is pitch perfect, complimenting vocals the folks on the likes of X Factor and American Idol could dream about.
The best recommendation I could give it was that I was left thinking the next time a Sondheim musical is put on in the Midlands, I want us to get tickets.
Laughs: five good hearty ones with plenty of chuckles.
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: obviously not
Overall rating: 9/10
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