There is a theory that those who fail as actors become directors. Those who fail to become directors become theatre critics. I am glad that I am not a theatre critic.
For me, the theatre has always been, and will always be, that mysterious space that no mortal has been given the chance to know fully. And perhaps it is not necessary to know it fully. There would be no more mystery and no more sense of daily discovery.
Working with amateur theatre is an endless joy and privilege. It is a privilege to watch actors who come out of their daily routine and change, grow, transcend certain boundaries they have imagined or created, and rise above the everyday. Every time, before the performance, you feel an indescribable atmosphere of concentration, devotion to what you are doing. To feel the butterflies with their delicate wings scratching my belly every time. It's like being in love all the time. And that indescribable feeling when you share invisible energy with the audience.
My credo in my creative life is that if you are not in the theatre, it does not mean that the theatre is not in you.
