Reading the autobiography of Oscar Lewenstein who produced many West End shows in the 1950s and 60s. One playwright/director advised him : ‘always have one spectacular moment in every production’. Who would you guess that was ? It was Brecht who Lewenstein met in Berlin in 1956.

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Reading today about Unity Theatre, the socialist amateur theatre movement which had hundreds of affiliate companies in the UK in the 1930s and 40s. The socialist pantomimes were particularly popular ! The London base was just down the road from my house. Inspiring !

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Reading today about Unity Theatre, the socialist amateur theatre movement which had hundreds of affiliate companies in the UK in the 1930s and 40s. The socialist pantomimes were particularly popular ! The London base was just down the road from my house. Inspiring !

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All the best to the Young Company for their production of my Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat

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Same for me. I worked every Saturday when I was 18. It paid for me to go to university interviews

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These prompts are ace. Not dogmatic or prescriptive at all. Explorative and supportive and playful. Like having a writing partner at your desk.