Over the next couple of weeks, I’m getting to see some shows! I can’t wait – it’s the curse of all of us who work in the theatre: finding the time to SEE it!

Thankfully, I have a bit of time coming up, and I’ll be taking my family to see a show or two, my wife and I might get a date night soon, and I’ll probably catch a couple of shows by myself.

It’s always invigorating to see shows – especially shows I know nothing about. I love the experience of going into a theatre, watching the house lights go down, and being transported to a whole new place, having a whole new adventure in another director or company’s version of a “Night Of Theatre”! Sometimes the experience awes, sometimes it shocks, angers, amazes, impresses, disappoints, thrills… but it always, always inspires me to re-examine my own work – and I’m always grateful for that.

Which is why I’m excited about the next few weeks!