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Modigliani




I learnt a lot I didn’t know about Modigliani in this article by Mary Riddell.

He had a very ugly side to his character.

One of the many points raised by Riddell was on the representation of women, which led me to try and think about the roles for women coming out of new writing… and off the top of my head, I’d have to admit that the balance of scales still seem to be wrong in terms of the number of brilliant female characters written as well as the number of female playwrights we have…

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  • About me

    I'm a playwright and investment analyst. I have a broad range of interests: food, gardening, innovation & intellectual property, sustainability, architecture & design, writing and the arts. I sit on the board of Talawa Theatre Company and advise a CIS investment trust on socially responsible investments.

  • Recent Work

    Recent plays include, for theatre: Nakamitsu, Yellow Gentlemen, Lost in Peru, Lemon Love. For radio: Places in Between (R4), Patent Breaking Life Saving (WS).

  • Nakamitsu

  • Yellow Gentlemen