16 Jun 2024

Anyone listening carefully to the opening of Awful Auntie will have spotted a mention of Maxstoke Castle. I included it because the castle is only five minutes from where I... read more

15 Jun 2024

There’s nothing quite like doing a pure slapstick scene on the stage of the Empire Theatre in Liverpool, knowing it was where Laurel and Hardy performed on their tours of... read more

10 Jun 2024

There are fourteen reasons to finally vote out the Tory party this election – the fourteen years they have decimated the arts in schools. In 2010, my theatre company could... read more

07 Jan 2024

I have been following the Post Office scandal ever since Nick Wallis began to report on it in 2011. Not only could I not believe what I was reading and... read more

04 Oct 2023

Something actors may not realise is just how nervous producers can get about casting the next show. There’s a tendency to think of directors and producers sitting in judgment on... read more

27 Sep 2023

This evening I went to see a critically acclaimed musical and immediately felt that dull agony of disappointment as the opening scenes rolled along. I tried to make the best of... read more

21 Sep 2023

If you’ve ever been interested in producing a play or a film, or wanted to know what it was like to be a producer, I’d like to recommend the book... read more

19 Aug 2023

Serhii is still working out what to do with his life. He recently graduated from university in economics, but since then he’s been doing odd jobs – building work, car... read more

17 May 2023

I feel so naive, but I cannot believe our country’s Home Secretary actually said: “The defining feature of this country’s relationship with slavery is not that we practised it, but... read more

05 May 2023

It was a special day today, sitting in a room all day with four inspiring people – the creator of the Horrible Histories books, with the head and lead writers,... read more