Going behind the scenes

The Sharp End is packing the author off to theatre land to sample life as a set builder, assembling the pieces of Broken Loops, a ground-breaking site-specific performance. After years writing about business, he finally get his own taste of equity, but it's the card-carrying type. The venue is the Old Vic Tunnels in south London, a grungy network of 'spaces' under the railway tracks out of Waterloo Station, the entrance hidden on a deserted graffiti-lined street round the back. The whole thing is a labour of love: the show only runs Thursday till Sunday, with two shows a day at the weekend, but the attention to detail pays off.