The finest play I've read in manuscript before being produced is Translations by Brian Friel, in my opinion still the wisest and most perceptive understanding of the issues around Anglo-Irish relations. After reading it I immediately rang Brian to express my enthusiasm and desire to present it at the Hampstead theatre, which I then ran."Thank you, David, but no. Its first production has to be in Ireland " you can do …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:57PM on October 23, 2015