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“I believe that in a great city, or even in a small city or a village, a great theatre is the outward and visible sign of an inward and probable culture.” – Laurence Olivier (photo of Lord Olivier and his Siamese cat. At one point, Vivien Leigh and Olivier had 16 cats.)
“Drink plenty of tea.” I came across this flavorful bit of advice for playwrights from Sarah Ruhl, from a 2011 interview on The Days of Yore: “It’s a lonely life. Make friends with other playwrights. They are, after all, the best sort of people as they like to be alone and they also like to be with other people so …
Here’s a little nudge from Noel Coward (Private Lives, Blithe Spirit) to encourage you to keep writing. “Work hard, do the best you can, don’t ever lose faith in yourself and take no notice of what other people say about you … Work is much more fun than fun.” (Photo: Gertrude Lawrence and Noel Coward in the Broadway production of …
“Actors are so fortunate. They can choose whether they will appear in tragedy or in comedy, whether they will suffer or make merry, laugh or shed tears. But in real life it is different. Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualifications. Our Guildensterns play Hamlet for us, and our Hamlets have to …