I'm Interested In The Real World.

As Shakespeare Himself Knew, The Peace, The Reconciliation That He Created On The Stage Would Not Last An Hour On The Street.

Fifteen Years Ago I Walked Out Of A Production Of One Of My Plays At The Rsc Because I Decided It Was A Waste Of Time.

What I Try To Do In A Play Is Put A Problem On Stage, Head-on, Without Evasion.

It's Wonderful To Be Able To Sit Down And Write A Play.

I Write About Violence As Naturally As Jane Austen Wrote About Manners. Violence Shapes And Obsesses Our Society, And If We Do Not Stop Being Violent We Have No Future.