Risk and struggle: Matthew Dunster discusses his Children’s Children

26th June 2012

 

INTERVIEW: MATTHEW DUNSTER

The prolific writer, actor and director tells Sophie Reynolds about his new play, Children’s Children, which is currently playing at the Almeida in a production directed by Jeremy Herrin. Recorded on 22 June 2012, at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

I just became really excited about that three-act form and the tradition of planting seeds that bear fruit in the latter two acts. I just think it’s a little bit of a lost craft.