In the past goodness was always a collective experience. Then goodness became privatised.

Fifteen years ago I walked out of a production of one of my plays at the RSC because I decided it was a waste of time.

Now, drama is quite useful at helping us to understand what our position is and, conversely, we might then understand why our theatre is being destroyed

I'm not interested in an imaginary world

It seems to me that we are profoundly ignorant of ourselves

It's wonderful to be able to sit down and write a play.

The English sent all their bores abroad, and acquired the Empire as a punishment.