English - Director | 1971 -
Pinocchio's really naughty. He's all impulse: 'I want to sleep now. I want to eat that. I want to run off to Pleasure Island.' It's commedia dell'arte meets Grimm's tales.
John Tiffany
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I tend to work quite a lot during the weekends. My weekend can often be about two hours on Sunday.
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If you're going to be hosting any event or a performance or having dinner with people after a performance, it is work, but it's also social: food and a glass of wine would be involved often.
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I love singing, and I used to perform quite a lot, but now, as a director, you just tend to watch other people perform and tell them what to do.
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One of my favorite things to read in the 'Observer' is the restaurant review by Jay Rayner. I love reading about these restaurants that I won't ever have the time to go to.
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When you're growing up, it's very easy to feel lonely and insecure.
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Where film can eat up story, theatre needs space and breath.
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'Peter Pan' makes 'Black Watch' and 'The Bacchae' look like a walk in the park.
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I have a personal issue with Shakespeare. When I first encountered him, he made me feel thick. Well, not him, but the productions I saw.
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I've never felt opera was a party I've been invited to, and maybe I've got a bit of a chip on my shoulder about it.
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I hate rules. I hate 'This is the way things are done'. I hate a lack of reinvention. I hate theatre as an archeological exercise. Theatre needs to be urgent.
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The whole notion of never growing up is incredibly intense and emotional.
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