The great thing about London is the little pockets of culture, like Hackney, which has its panto and its great community. Of course there's also the West End with its brilliant theatres and thriving tourism but to also have areas like Hackney which are so community based but not exclusive, that remind you that those surrounding you are the most important, is what makes London what it is.

Goodness transcends badness.

The idea with theatre is to come to an environment that you enjoy.

If someone came up with a new idea for a pantomime that worked, then that would be great but we shouldn't step away from Jack and the Beanstalk, Aladdin or Mother Goose.

All theatre has truth, from Theatre in Education to panto to Shakespeare.

You wouldn't get rid of the Mona Lisa just because someone painted another picture of a woman smiling.

We all have our own areas where we are gifted or where we struggle and that's at the heart of everyone's journey.