The writer and director talks about the revival of his 1979 play Ecstasy, arts cuts and why he doesn't tweetWhen Ecstasy was first written and performed, Margaret Thatcher was just coming into power. Did you want to revive it because the Tories are back in again?No. In 1979, we couldn't have anticipated quite what a monster she would turn out to be. And although within the play there are any number of references to s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM on April 9, 2011