14 Oct 2012

I don’t think the EU should regard the award of the Nobel Peace Prize as an accolade. I think it’s a warning.... read more

01 Oct 2012

Like many people, I feel very angry about the revelations concerning Jimmy Savile. I have just watched employees of the BBC talking about how they knew there were serious concerns... read more

25 Sep 2012

And so I’m sitting here, late into the night, watching Peter Brook’s film KING LEAR with Paul Scofield as the King. And Barry Stanton as Oswald. I’ve rarely felt luckier.... read more

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