For me it was really important to get the essence out of the music for the story and not, sort of, press the music into the service of the whimsical telling of it.

I always figure I have this tree and there's always some green fruit that's not ready to pick or blossoms that are ready to flower; there are always some ready to drop off too.

Some are less giving, others are more reticent and you actually have to create for them. Others have within them the next step.

It's the emotional trigger points that are important to me because I know if I could believe in the characters and try and imagine how they felt then I'd be able to do something quite honest.

SDC has a great reputation for putting live music on stage.

For me it was really important to get the essence out of the music for the story and not, sort of, press the music into the service of the whimsical telling of it.

And dance is wonderful because dance is so immediate.