“I've had a long association with the theater over the years but I had never produced a play and it was something that I'd always wanted to do.The movies moved away from dramas, and I think that I'm very excited by the opportunity to take smart writing that takes risks and see it on stage. It's exciting to see that engagement between the audience and the playwright.” ThinkingWritingYearsLongPlayWantedOpportunityAudienceRiskStageDramaSmartExcitingTheaterMovedExcitedEngagementAssociationPlaywright Author:Colin Callender
“I find it very invigorating having Ken Lonergan, who's an established, Pulitzer-nominated playwright doing Howards End, or Chris Hampton who's won an Oscar writing a TV series, or having an actor like Mark Rylance, who is probably England's leading theater actor, in the lead in Wolf Hall.” WritingEndsActorsTvsMarkEnglandTheaterSeriesHallsOscarsPlaywrightLead InTv SeriesInvigoratingHowards EndHamptons Author:Colin Callender
“One of the things that's different about London and the English market is that theater and film and television are all based in London. It's not quite the same as in the States where if the playwright here wants a successful TV or film career, they're whisked away by Hollywood.” IfsWantDifferentStatesFilmCareersSuccessfulTelevisionTvsHollywoodTheaterLondonPlaywrightFilm And Television Author:Colin Callender
