Edinburgh

And so, we travel further north. This week and next we're at the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh. It's always a little disorientating to arrive in a new city and try and find another new place of work. Fortunately, it was quite easy to spot this week.

Today, we had an opportunity to meet some of the audience after the matinee. These post show Q&As are optional, but I nearly always try and attend them: for the simple reason that I'm always interested in what an audience has to say. I've always felt quite strongly that theatre is for them, and that these chances to discuss the show with them are invaluable.

I don't think I've ever been involved in a play that seems to mean quite as much to so many people. There were a lot of teenagers in this afternoon, and one very touchingly expressed that he was autistic, and how much the play had inspired him.

This happens quite a bit. We get letters and messages from people, often on the autistic spectrum, conveying just what the play has meant to them. One I'll never forget was from a young lady, telling us that she felt very acutely that her state of mind had been completely represented by this play. She identified so strongly with Christopher's view of the world that she said that she was coming again, with her parents this time, so that they might understand her more.

I don't pretend for a minute that this play chimes to that extent with every person that sees it; but it's quite moving to learn of those for whom it really seems to mean a huge amount to.