Theatre should be a taxing experience: the greatest achievement of a writer is to produce a character who creates anxiety.

I have plenty of political views and plenty of social and personal prejudices. I do not, however, value them.

Theatre should be a taxing experience: the greatest achievement of a writer is to produce a character who creates anxiety.

Tragedy is the greatest art form of all. It gives us the courage to continue with our life by exposing us to the pain of life. It is unsentimental, it takes us seriously as human beings, it is not condescending. Paradoxically, by seeing pain we are made greater, it becomes a need.

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

I'm not interested in observed reality.

I'm not interested in entertainment.