07 Apr 2013

It’s happened again! Alison Fitzjohn and I have been performing BARMY BRITAIN since May last year. We have learnt a huge amount since those first performances and the learning continues:... read more

07 Apr 2013

Nearly five years after the crash, we are being urged by some quarters to stop bashing the bankers. The men (and they are mostly men) who brought the world to... read more

23 Mar 2013

I’ve just returned from a fabulous speech given by John Harrison at The Old Rep Theatre, as part of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s 100th anniversary. Deprived of their own building... read more

26 Feb 2013

In an article about the incredible Alice Herz-Sommer who I had never heard of before, I was touched by what Stephen Hough wrote about what music can achieve: “To lift... read more

01 Jan 2013

So here we are in 2013. I actually never thought we would get to this day with five productions going so wonderfully well over this period. Staging five shows was... read more

16 Dec 2012

I think I’ve had an insight into why director’s theatre has become so prevalent in British theatre. By director’s theatre, I mean productions where the director’s “vision” swamps the play... read more

16 Dec 2012

I’ve been performing in HORRIBLE HISTORIES – BARMY BRITAIN at The Garrick Theatre since April and yesterday enjoyed two glorious shows, nine months after my first performance. I’m blessed with... read more

16 Dec 2012

I’m struck by the thought that 9/11’s horrific events killed 2996 people. Each year. before and since then, about 9,000 Americans shoot each other with hand guns. So since 2001,... read more

10 Dec 2012

John Humphreys’ interview with George Entwistle on the TODAY programme this morning was car crash radio. Never have I heard such gross incompetence admitted live on air. It was a... read more

04 Dec 2012

If it’s worth saying once, it’s worth saying again! We will never EVER use Romax mailing house again! So may I take this opportunity to recommend Mailbird mailing house who... read more