· As Jerry Springer the Opera triumphantly progresses from the National Theatre to the West End, its promoters are employing ever more exotic ways of attracting punters. An advert in the NME (yes, the NME) includes endorsements from no less distinguished critics than Jerry Springer himself, Harvey Keitel, Kevin Kline, and erm, Liam Gallagher, who said: "It's the best f***ing thing I've ever seen" (sic). In April the singer was taken to the show by Nicole Appleton, and his considered critical appraisal at the time was: "It's got a load of swearing in it." Pretty much all you need to know, come to think of it.