It's been well-publicised that Ishy Din was a cab driver for two decades before he got his debut play Snookered commissioned. But should a writer's personal history matter?How much does a playwright's background matter? Woah there, not like that. I'm not … I don't mean … not in an equalities and opportunities way. What I mean is, is biographical information of any critical interest or is it merely an interesting …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM on March 9, 2012