I did spend about 5 years in the Griffin Theatre Company in 1978 actually , and worked therefore about 5 years on a voluntary basis. This was very much as a amateur, doing things like mopping the floor, handling props, setting up scenery, etc. I never acted, and don't think I'm an actor, but those years in the theatre taught me a lot about professional theatre.
Robert DessaixYou turn your life into a work of art in order to redeem the ordinariness - a condition you are stuck with.
Robert DessaixWonder - the sensation of being whisked out of time and space...to be bathed in ... epiphanous delight.
Robert DessaixEvery time you watch a performance in the theatre, you know that this is just for you, and will never be the same again. It is quite exciting for me.
Robert DessaixI think that in this globalised world, the local is going to become more and more important - it is a paradox. You see it in Western Europe more and more. Eastern Europe is still coming out of the Soviet uniform cultural era, but this kind of separation and nationalism is very obvious now in Western Europe.
Robert Dessaix