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

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.

We may seem competent, but by the end of next century there will be new deserts, new ruins.

In the end I think theatre has only one subject: justice

I don't think it's the job of theatre at the moment to provide political propaganda; that would be simplistic. We have to explore our situation further before we will understand it.

Religion enabled society to organise itself to debate goodness, just as Greek drama had once done.

Law and order is one of the steps taken to maintain injustice.