“But with a strong enough discount, people may bite the bullet and get one.”

He says he had been "putting theatre off for a really long time" but decided to bite the bullet as he wanted to push himself - and push himself he did as it's no easy feat to stand on an almost empty stage for 90 minutes and perform a monologue.

He said he and his wife Carol would have to "bite the bullet" when it came to their finances.

"There was just something about this year where I thought if I didn't apply I would probably just sit and watch it and regret that I didn't. I just thought 'bite the bullet... what's the worst that could happen?'."

“They’re just going to bite the bullet and do it,” Reames said by phone.