“I want theatre to be a big part of my career. I think with Equus and How To Succeed as my first shows, anything is going to seem easier.”

Anything might seem easier after 10 years in the pap-light, too. With depressing predictability, Radcliffe has been a tabloid target.

But if you sideline his alcohol confession – after all, he’s hardly Olly Reed – then he, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint have collectively rebuked Curse Of The Child Star clichés. “When you’re exposed to mad fame so young, it has a weird effect on you – you have to be careful about where you see yourself and what you think people expect of you,” Radcliffe admits.

“But we are, I think, genuinely very happy and well-adjusted. I think we’ve all done pretty well, I’m pleased to say.”