Such is Astrid Wentworth's mindset, a senior broker in her 40s who has made her way in a man's world by being one of the boys, better than them in fact, but at no little cost to herself. These personal sacrifices become apparent as she takes on a protégée, the fresh-faced Priya, and inducts her into the brutal reality of the banking world - in case we don't get the message, Joanna Scotcher's set centres on three toilet cubicles - where even when you're winning, no-one really wins.
Amy Hodge's production is slickly done and anchored by a brilliant performance from Kirsty Bushell (last seen as an excellent
Hedda Gabler) as Astrid, equally at home barking sharp-suited coffee orders at her junior as crooning Etta James standards over the grand piano. And she's supported by a very game company who drag up and dance up a storm - Helen Schlesinger's insidious manager Arthur and Emily Barber's dim posh boy Harrison both standing out.