A Wirral man became the Royal Court’s one millionth customer on Monday.

David Jones, 64, from Birkenhead won the Royal Court Golden Ticket which entitles him to two tickets, including dinner and drinks, for each show at the venue for the rest of his life.

The ticket will bring him and his wife Mo hundreds of pounds worth of entertainment each year.

David said: “I was amazed when they told me to be honest.

“You see these things advertised but you never think that it’s going to be you. When I told the missus she nearly fell flat on the floor, we are both made up!”

David, who has been to 39 productions at the Royal Court since 2008 added: “I love coming the Royal Court and so does my wife. We love a good comedy and that is mostly what’s on.

“It’s really handy for the bus as well, drops us right outside.”

He was welcomed by the Royal Court Community Choir before being presented with his golden ticket by executive producer Kevin Fearon and writer and star of the show, Father O’Flaherty Save Our Souls, Alan Stocks.

Kevin said: “This millionth audience member is a huge landmark for us and we are delighted that it has gone to someone who is such a big supporter of what we do here. When I saw the list of shows that he has been to in the past I couldn’t have been happier. David’s seen almost as many shows here as I have!”

“When we first got here in 2005 the building wasn’t in great shape and, as much as people enjoyed coming here for gigs, they remembered their feet sticking to the floor and drinking warm cans of beer from the bar.

“We wanted to keep that amazing night out feeling but make the building a much nicer place for people to come.

“The Royal Court Liverpool Trust has raised an incredible amount of money to refurbish the building and now we are close to being able to offer the experience that we think people deserve. It has taken ten years, 70 shows and a million customers to get here but we’re really proud of The Court now, both on stage and off.

“Now we have entertained a million people we want to reach a million more!”