What is so special about the Watermill Theatre in Newbury?
Jill Fraser at the Watermill is single-handedly responsible for me doing Shakespeare. Period. She’s the first person who let me, with a production of Othello eight years ago. Jill creates an environment where people can go and develop their craft. She’s absolutely brilliant at helping people find their own voices; she’s certainly helped me find mine. One day, people will stop saying (about the Watermill) ‘that sweet little theatre in Newbury’ and start saying ‘that powerhouse, that breeding ground for new talent’. How, if at all, does your approach to Shakespeare differ with Propeller versus your productions for the RSC or elsewhere? With Propeller, all our music and sound effects are performed by the actors; they have become very skilful at it. We create in as live an environment as possible and we’re very good at adapting our productions for different spaces. Also, the mere fact that we’ve been together for so long means that we’re very much an ensemble. In general, how do make Shake
