Hall draws on those around him
By Charmian Smith, Otago Daily Times, Thursday, 30 January 2014
The Fortune Theatre opens its 40th anniversary season on Saturday with a new play by Roger Hall. Charmian Smith talks to New Zealand's best-known playwright about his new play and his long association with the theatre.
Roger Hall thought each of the last five plays he's written was going to be the last, but each time he's been wrong. His latest play, Book Ends, is about to be premiered at the Fortune Theatre, opening its 40th anniversary season.
''I always think [play writing] is such a tough business I can't go through it again but I have, so there we are,'' he said in a phone interview from his Auckland home.
''I think I'm probably happiest when I'm in the middle of a play - it's very satisfying to have something you are working on. It has its ups and downs and hitting the wall and all that, but it's a satisfying process and exciting and funny and stressful and all those things. I could stop if I wanted it, but if an idea comes along that's begging to be done ...'' Read more
