09 Feb 2010
Acting
Julian Fellowes wrote a good article about Carey Mulligan for the Telegraph on Saturday, in which he said: “I did everything I could to warn her off a profession which,... read more
08 Feb 2010
Justice
Four years in jail for Metropolitan Police Commander Ali Dizaei who genuinely thought he could away with assaulting and falsely arresting someone he owed money. I had wondered whether our... read more
07 Feb 2010
A Dark Day
…I have finished the second series of DAMAGES. Not sure what options are left open to me. Please don’t say THE WIRE.... read more
07 Feb 2010
Twitter
It had to happen. I have resisted. No way back. ActorNealFoster is coming alive... read more
07 Feb 2010
Columbo
One of the actors in SKELLIG was talking about COLUMBO in the Green Room. She had no idea why everyone loved it so much – she said she always managed... read more
17 Jan 2010
Children
A lot of people – including very experienced practioners in children’s theatre – have been commenting on how concentrated the audience of 500+ children, sometimes as young as six, have... read more
17 Jan 2010
Critic’s Choice
Very handsome of The Times to make SKELLIG their Theatre’s No.1 critic’s choice. We like that! Just one week to go – and close to sell-out – so if you’re... read more
17 Jan 2010
The Real Skellig
Awful, awful, awful. I was driving down to HORRIBLE SCIENCE rehearsals on Saturday when I saw a tramp falling over and unable to get up. I stopped the car to... read more
17 Jan 2010
Damages
Avid readers of this blog (hi Dad) will know how much I loved the American TV series THE SHIELD. Actually ‘love’ does not adequately describe the strength of my feelings... read more
06 Jan 2010
Twelfth Night
This doesn’t happen very often: you pick the phone and you are asked if you’d like to bring a new production of a play of your choice by Shakespeare to... read more