WHEN I first read about Adrian’s Wall it did spark my interest, but mostly because I’ll watch anything about crumbling ruins and less because a play about a man walking 84miles along a wall appealed to me.

‘What can be funny about a man walking the route of an old wall?’ I wondered.

It turns out lots of things can be funny about a man walking Hadrian’s Wall.

Adrian’s Wall is a play by Malvern Theatres’ writer in residence, Nick Wilkes, and it tells the story of Adrian Wilson, who has just turned 40 and decides he wants to swap the view from his office window for something more exciting.

So he makes a Facebook group about it, seemingly invites everyone on his friends list to join him and then has some trouble remembering who the two people who actually accept his invitation are.

Although the three men couldn’t be more different, and you know there’s bound to be some aggro between them on this odyssey from Tyneside to Carlisle, it makes it all the more funny to watch.

For the first 15 minutes I found myself getting slightly bored trying to work out where the play was going, but once you’ve met the main characters and you learn a bit more about optimistic Adrian, super prepared Neville and rough-and-ready Brian, you soon want to find out more about them and are keen to follow their epic journey along the Roman ruin.

Along the way they meet an ex-serviceman and you soon begin to discover that each man has something in his life he would rather walk away from.

There are some very funny moments, some sad moments and some moments that will hopefully make you look at things in a different way.

The play – which supports Help for Heroes - has some valuable lessons to teach, such as not to instantly judge people, and that sometimes you need to take a step back from work and all the technology we’re bombarded with in our daily lives.

As a member of the audience it’s very hard to ignore these lessons – a model of part of Hadrian’s Wall has been built in the theatre and the audience are literally sat on either side of the wall facing each other, making you feel more connected to the characters and the story as a whole.

The acting was brilliant, the writing was fantastic and I left the theatre with a warm, happy feeling.

But more than anything, it really made me want to go out and buy a decent pair of walking boots and walk the wall myself.

The play runs until Saturday.

For more information and to book tickets visit www.malvern-theatres.co.uk/events/event/adrians-wall or call 01684 892277.