“Also, everyone thinks they know Candide - you hear people described as 'Panglossian'. So if Candide appears on a poster, it feels familiar.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsFeelsFamiliarPostersCandide Author:Mark Ravenhill
“Twenty years ago, when you bumped into someone and asked how they were, they would say, 'Mustn't grumble' or 'Getting by': now they feel obliged to say 'Just great!'. In both cases, the reply is just a social nicety, but the framework has changed, it's as if it's become a social duty to express happiness.” IfsFeelsYearsSocialCasesChangedDutyYears AgoTwentiesObligedFrameworkNiceties Author:Mark Ravenhill
“The title's so upfront. It gives fair warning about the play's content. I'm writing about a kind of disenchantment, an anger, but quite a cool 90's anger, at a time when we're not very good at openly being angry. . . . I don't think I ever thought the title was titillating. I thought it was incredibly catchy. If the play is about the reduction in human relations down to a consumerist rationale, then thematically, the title is entirely linked into the thesis of the play.” IfsThinkingGivingWritingHumansKindPlayFairsRelationAngryVery GoodCraftsTitlesWarningLinkedReductionHuman RelationsThesisCatchyRationaleDisenchantment Author:Mark Ravenhill
