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" I hate rules. I hate 'This is the way things are done'. I hate a lack of reinvention. I hate theatre as an archeological exercise. Theatre needs to be urgent. "

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" In theatre, previews are the first draft of a show. I strongly believe that. The only way we can truly tell whether that draft works is by having an audience present. "

John Tiffany

Way

Believe

Audience

" I did a couple of short films when I was in Scotland. "

" Sometimes on Broadway, you don't know who the investors are, and you end up making a million dollars for somebody awful. "

" One of my favorite things to read in the 'Observer' is the restaurant review by Jay Rayner. I love reading about these restaurants that I won't ever have the time to go to. "

John Tiffany

Time

Restaurant

" I thought a director was like a pillow who sat under the writer, supporting them and submitting to their vision. It took me a long time to realise that what a writer really wants is a production that matches the play and the writing. It is the only way the play can achieve its full potential. "

John Tiffany

Long

Writing

" We never want to update 'Black Watch,' because it's about a moment in time, and through that moment, it manages to speak about Afghanistan and all other wars. This play is 'about' Iraq, but it's actually about every war that's ever been or will ever be. "

" Usually, in theatre, you're adapting existing material or creating an entirely new play. With the 'Cursed Child,' we have been given the unique opportunity to explore some of the most cherished books and beloved characters ever written, yet work with J. K. Rowling to tell a story from that world that no one yet knows - it's exhilarating. "

" Whenever I'd seen Greek tragedy done with masks and declamations, it brought me out in a rash. "

John Tiffany

Done

Greek

" You can only really get to any truth by telling peoples' stories. "

" We just don't need any more 'Macbeth's in the world, however brilliant mine might turn out to be. "

" It's very hard to argue with the politics of 'Black Watch,' because it is not an opinion; it is just the true stories of these boys, and any opinions expressed are theirs. "

" Austerity has led us to a terrible philosophy where we think we've got to cut back on everything that's 'frippery', like the arts. "

" I do like horror films, but I wouldn't ever be interested in putting a horror on stage - blood doesn't equal horror. "

" If you're going to be hosting any event or a performance or having dinner with people after a performance, it is work, but it's also social: food and a glass of wine would be involved often. "

" I don't think that just because people will pay a certain amount for a ticket that it's all right to charge it. "

" The more everything gets digitalised, the more precious the live experience of going to the theatre is. "

" I realise that there's something about fantasy, whether it's written by the Grimm Brothers or J. K. Rowling or Thorne or J. M. Barrie, that it gets closer to the human experience than realism every could. "

" I never get star-struck. I never fanboy. Ever, ever, ever. "

" When you're growing up, it's very easy to feel lonely and insecure. "

" I was obsessed with theatre and loving the work of Caryl Churchill, Edward Bond, Howard Brenton, and Howard Barker, people doing real formal experimentation. But 'Road' was the first time I'd read a play written in a very true Northern dialect that seemed to have that excitement running through it. "

" How do we compete with the 3D superscreens at the cineplex? We just make it better - because theatre is better because it's live. Instead of trying to be like the poor cousin, we need to accept that we're the king. "

" I'm a sucker for emotionally exploitative cello. "

" When you tell a story that you know is having an effect on the audience, that, for me, is the transforming thing. "

" Theatre is a playground. It really is, and we should use that playground more. "

John Tiffany

Theatre

Playground

" I suppose the key for me is about opening up experiences and untold stories to audiences. "

John Tiffany

Experiences

Key

" I tend to work quite a lot during the weekends. My weekend can often be about two hours on Sunday. "

" I've never understood why anyone would want to join the army, but that's irrelevant. The fact of the matter is that, as long as we go on voting in governments who are prepared to take troops into an illegal war, that army is a necessity. "

" No space should be safe from theatre. "

" There are some actors who see a show as something to do before going out. "

" I studied theatre at Glasgow University and then was lucky enough to land a scholarship with a theatre group in Edinburgh. "