Last night, as I was reading ‘Something Good’ to my daughter, she pointed to the main character and said ‘Daddy, her skin is like mine.’ And it suddenly struck me how important that is. For a child to see characters that represent their skin colour. It’s important for adults too. Watching Yana Macintosh play Lady Macbeth filled me so so much pride I can’t tell you. Her sleepwalking scene was mesmerizing.

I wonder what she could do with Major Barbara. Hmmmm.