24 Apr 2020
Calling All Drama Students
It’s hard to imagine how tough it’s been for drama students in their final year. They will have no chance to perform their final year shows and no opportunity to... read more
22 Apr 2020
This May Be All My Fault
For about two years I’ve wanted to write two plays that require an enormous amount of research. A couple of months ago I thought to myself ‘If only I had... read more
20 Apr 2020
Miracles
As I returned home from another of my walks, I reflected upon the fact that I can be pleased we had something to lose. As anyone who works in theatre... read more
17 Apr 2020
How Theatre is Shooting Itself in the Head
When the National Theatre first started broadcasting it’s shows in cinemas, I wrote to Nicholas Hytner to express my deep disquiet. It was, I warned, a terrible mistake to characterise... read more
15 Apr 2020
Nature
One special joy during the current situation is seeing nature blossom regardless of the fate of the human species. I’d be interested to know if there has ever been a... read more
14 Apr 2020
Autumn
Autumn is beginning to look like the most likely date for theatres to reopen, but the timing is fraught with difficulty. For as long as the lockdown continues, no-one is... read more
31 Mar 2020
Henry
Day Two of reading about Henry VI, who became king when he was 9 months old. After two days of reading he’s now 12. It’s a very long book!... read more
27 Mar 2020
Sunset
The weather this week has been so glorious I have taken to watching the sunset each evening, and I realised tonight that I am experiencing a little death. It is... read more
26 Mar 2020
Is It Still Week One?
It feels like an age since we were rehearsing Horrible Histories but if I look through my diary it really is just a week. There have been two hugely important... read more
22 Mar 2020
And So It Begins
Captain’s Log, Stardate 16 March 2020. That’s where I was when theatre time stopped. Watching William Shatner on stage in Hammersmith at probably the only show left in London. It... read more