Charlton’s recreation  is a stunning tour de force and although I didn’t know much about  Dury before seeing ABFCAP,  after the shortest hour and ten minutes I’ve ever spent in a Theatre I felt I knew the man intimately and had been touched by all the mixed emotions this man of flawed genius generated.

Charlton’s performance, both acting and singing, is an absolute masterpiece and really should not be missed, and, with the flawless performance of Josh Darcy, create a rock solid and one hundred percent truthful relationship: this is acting of the very highest order. Beneath all the ‘sex, drugs ‘n rock ’n roll ‘, and the personal conflicts between the two men spanning 20 years – depicted in a masterly script in which there is   not a fuck nor a cunt too many, and there are many! - a rich and profound love and respect between the two men emerges, underpinning this gem of theatrical biography.

This production must not come to an end – even a glorious one – in Edinburgh: it deserves the widest possible exposure.