I don't think it's good, culturally, to base all critical judgments on a single performance.

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.

A first preview is not exactly a pleasant experience for directors and actors. You're never as raw as when the audience first comes in.

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