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.

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.

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

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

The human mind is a dramatic structure in itself and our society is absolutely saturated with drama

At the turn of the century theatre does not have to be prescriptive.