I'm not interested in observed reality.

I'm not interested in entertainment.

You emerge from tragedy equipped against lies. After the musical, you're anybody's fool

I never 'say' anything in my work. I invent a world. Let others decide what is being 'said'.

A good play puts the audience through a certain ordeal.

I’ve often taken important classical, biblical or literary stories and interrogated them. I have tried to reinvigorate Lot by interpreting it differently.

When I write, I am not giving a lecture, I am speculating on behavior. Sometimes this is dangerous, but it should be. As I say often, theatre is a dark place and we should keep the light out of it.