“I’m really passionate about advocating for writers because it gets noisy, because you've got the director and the assistant director and the stage manager - there a re a lot of voices and because these writers are new on their journey - they might not know how to advocate for themselves or they might need the back up - and I’m that.”

“There are stories that exist here that still haven't been told, big epic stories, small quiet stories, lyrical stories, stories with edge and stories that, will move people and I was like, those stories haven't been done yet, and so my purpose is to make those bits of work first.” 


"It's been beautiful to be working in a room with two black British writers and directors, it just doesn't happen often, in my life, in my career - it's not happened. So to be able to do it twice is a celebration. It's a celebration for this play to be in the West End, and to be doing it with them as the original creators, it's a blessing, an absolute blessing."

“I’m really interested in the way these (legends) are passed down and are reproduced, but also what it might mean to create new stories, and almost mythicise and elevate ourselves to the position of sacred in storytelling.”

“There is something so inspiring about being in the presence and being in the room that can lead you to think in a different way, change things in your life, I think it’s incredibly powerful.”

“As an artist, he (Stew) is really honest with that, because it’s him telling the story, so he could kind of smooth the edges a little - but he doesn't. He says, no, this is what I was like, I messed up here and I messed up there.”

“We’ve been putting on shows and stories for a millennia, and I think that it's one of the beautiful things about theatre and I don’t think it will ever die out.”

“There are so many people that have formed a relationship with it and careers out of it (and) that is the true legacy of it. It is in itself the good ancestor, it just keeps on giving and it will continue to keep giving.”

“The richness of cultural experience is what makes our theatre so vibrant and that is well expressed in this company.”

“The archive is close to my heart, because it is just like a big treasure trove, of plays, interviews, videos and excerpts on the plays just to get a sense of who’s been here before and what they’ve done for us that we can build on and then leap of from that position”

“1984 is so relevant and I haven't touched the tip of it.”

“The idea of being able to see the human being all round is where I want to get to. Often, we are seen as stereotypes, and I want people to see a fully-fledged human being with all its flaws and all its glory.”

“I’ve not been in an environment where we can speak about race so openly, and that is a testament to Kwame and the environment, and the people he chose to be in that room - there is a real sense of care, (where) we all know that we are part of something special. ”

“I think there has been a lot of focus on Black male experiences and voices, and I’m just glad that there is room for something else. I think [for] us as females, it is important…to be depicted in a way that is true and honest and unapologetic”

“I was inspired by my grandmother, because we had a very close relationship where she practically raised me. When she died, I realised there was a big chunk of her that life I didn’t know about.”

“I just fell in love with her bravery and vision to tell a story that is sometimes stark and brutal; but full of joy and amazingly beautiful characters.”

“Hold your nerve and hang on in there because you can find your way into the miracle of being alive.”