16 Sep 2012

I’ve just returned from China to visit the sanctuary for moon bears which have been rescued from China’s bear farms. You may not be aware, but since the 1980’s, Chinese... read more

16 Sep 2012

Richard Burton’s diaries have just been published and what joy it was to discover this entry on 2 November 1971 about my friend and patron Paul Scofield. It says so... read more

16 Aug 2012

We have previously staged two shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival – SPEED-THE-PLOW in 1999 and THE DICE HOUSE in 2003. By sheer good fortune both shows went amazingly well... read more

02 Jun 2012

Walking past the Coliseum in St Martin’s Lane today I suddenly remembered an evening from my teenage years that brought a broad smile to my face. In 1983 London theatreland... read more

12 May 2012

Wow! There’s an extraordinary exhibition at Lambeth Palace at the moment: taking us through their library of the Book of Common Prayer, you can peer through the glass at Richard... read more

07 May 2012

I’m getting excited about Thursday. Last year Nimax Theatres asked if we would produce a new production of HORRIBLE HISTORIES for the West End and I began working on HORRIBLE... read more

01 Apr 2012

A busy time for the BSC. It’s been non-stop since four shows played over Christmas – three in Birmingham and one in London – which also coincided with the launch... read more

18 Mar 2012

There are so many things I could write about Peter Wolff, who very sadly died this week. Here was a man in his 80’s, an age which you would normally... read more

07 Dec 2011

How come whenever you start a new role, you suddenly find yourself wondering whether you will ever remember how to act?! It’s like starting from scratch every time. I am... read more

04 Dec 2011

In September 1992 I sat at the back of The Old Rep Theatre and watched our new patron Derek Jacobi being interviewed by Midlands Today for the launch of the... read more