Little Women
I've just seen Greta Gerwigs Little Women. I hadn't, previously, read the book; in fact I knew so little about it I assumed it was in the...
Excellence & Relevance: Demanding Change
I've just read an Article by a woman called Helen Lewis who I don't know. I didn't like it really but that's besides the point; I'm using...
The 10s and Making Your Own Criteria of Success
I wanted to take a moment to write a little bit about the 10s. My first 8 years as a professional writer. There's been a movement on...
The Big Goal: Making It For Everyone
I haven't written anything in here for six months nearly. I think that's probably a combination of being busy writing and buying a house...
Tree - MIF
Last night I went to the Manchester International Festival to see Idris Elba and Kwame Kwei-Armah's TREE and I think it's important to...
Sarah Kane
Last night I watched YEP young directors version of Crave. Thinking about Crave and 448 Pyschosis all I can see is pain. These are plays...
Age Does Not Equal Relevancy.
Last week I had the privilege of spending a week in Hull talking to retired people about advice they'd give to generations below them. It...
The Mind, Body & Workload
Dominic Mitchell once said to me whilst drinking at BAFTA (Before I got twatted and smashed a light and was banned from BAFTA by the...
Drama Schools As Radical Vanguard
For as long as time remembers we've treated Drama Schools as conservatoires - places to go to make people "good actors" for television,...
Who Has The Right To Tell Stories?
I'm about to engage on a project with a large group of refugees for Leeds Playhouse and the Young Vic and, before I could agree to it, I...