18 Jul 2015

One of the things I love about theatre is that no matter what experience you bring to a production, there comes that moment when you bring it in front of... read more

05 Feb 2015

I was struck by this comment from Robin Whitefield, the original creator of the Cadbury’s crème egg, when his expressing disappointment at the chocolate being used in the new confectionery:... read more

20 Jan 2015

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE BSC Following the most successful show in its history with HORRIBLE CHRISTMAS and after twenty-three years at the theatre, the Birmingham Stage Company is taking its... read more

10 Dec 2014

I posted his blog while waiting to hear news about my teacher Christopher Jefferies who is the subject of a TV drama tonight in which I was invited to appear.... read more

19 Aug 2014

On Sunday we were performing Horrible Histories in the West End, when a cold thought crossed my mind. Holding a severed head in my hand, I was busy explaining to... read more

16 Jul 2014

I have long held the view that child abuse is much more common than acknowledged. The scale of the problem was brought home to me a decade ago by a... read more

30 May 2014

Yesterday I had the maddest thirty minutes of my entire mad life. I was auditioning for character roles in a major video game in which I was asked to portray... read more

30 May 2014

I long ago lost faith in Diane Abbott but her reprimand of Ed Miliband in yesterday’s Guardian was her finest hour. When a Labour leader starts questioning the numbers of... read more

26 May 2014

“Many people – many nations – can find themselves holding, more or less wittingly, that ‘every stranger is an enemy’. For the most part this conviction lies deep down like... read more

19 May 2014

I really enjoyed a recent visit to see PYJAMA GAME at the Shaftesbury Theatre but it left me with a question. The director, designer, costume designer and musical director have... read more