Richard Conlon

Richard Conlon was switched on to the power of drama in his final years at school and in his experiences as an actor in a young company. The ability of theatre to allow an audience to see the world through new eyes fascinates him to this day. Somewhere in his career, he heard someone suggest that “theatre is a conversation among friends about matters of importance,” and he finds it hard to state it any simpler than that. That special, intense phenomenon of actors and audience being in a shared experience for a couple of hours remains a place where the big ideas can be discussed. Writers are the lucky ones who start the process.