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It is a great pleasure to have you here. Now you are very busy right now because a play that you originally wrote in 2012 and put on in 2012 has been revived at the National Theatre in london in just the last few days. And its got me wondering, as you have been heavily involved with the revival, how have you sort of seen the evolution of your own writing and what interests you . Have you changed in the decade . Yes, i think i have. I mean, its so interesting to go back to something you wrote jus...

Now you are very busy right now because a play that you originally wrote in 2012 and put on in 2012 has been revived at the National Theatre in london in just the last few days. And its got me wondering, as you have been heavily involved with the revival, how have you sort of seen the evolution of your own writing and what interests you . Have you changed in the decade . Yes, i think i have. I mean, its so interesting to go back to something you wrote just over ten years ago. As you say, 2012 wa...

Because a play that you originally wrote in 2012 and put on in 2012 has been revived at the National Theatre in london in just the last few days. And its got me wondering, as you have been heavily involved with the revival, how have you sort of seen the evolution of your own writing and what interests you . Have you changed in the decade . Yes, i think i have. I mean, its so interesting to go back to something you wrote just over ten years ago. As you say, 2012 was the first production of it. It...

(1) NICOLA GRIFFITH Q&A. “’Hild' sequel author Nicola Griffith talks about 'Menewood'” in the Christian Science Monitor. When did you first learn about the real Hild? I love old abbeys, old castles, all that kind of thing. But I had never been to [the ruins of Whitby] Abbey until I was in my early 20s.

On screen does feel different to me. and some of the people running shows, directing shows — creative voices — do feel different to me. and when you say, "what�*s on screen feels different to me," you can be part of that, you are part of that, because you have written the most fascinating women characters. i�*m thinking of shiv in succession, who... i believe you were quite involved in developing her character... yeah. ..and also the billie piper character in i hate suzie, who is a very ...

Yeah. ..likeable, but also deeply unlikeable... 0h, a nightmare! an absolute nightmare, yeah! so is that important to you, that...? you know, male leads for forever have been complex men and we understand their backstories and there�*s a lot of sort of nuance in there. do you insist now that the women you write have just as much right to nuance and complexity? 0h, of course, absolutely. and, yeah, iam really proud of that. i love writing characters like shiv and suzie pickles, who�*s played ...

Feels different to me," you can be part of that, you are part of that, cos you have written the most fascinating women characters. i�*m thinking of shiv in succession, who... i believe you were quite involved in developing her character... yeah. ..and also the billie piper character in i hate suzie, who is a very complex woman... yeah. ..likeable, but also deeply unlikeable... 0h, a nightmare! an absolute nightmare, yeah! so is that important to you, that...? you know, male leads for forever h...

Feels different to me," you can be part of that, you are part of that, cos you have written the most fascinating women characters. i�*m thinking of shiv in succession, who... i believe you were quite involved in developing her character... yeah. ..and also the billie piper character in i hate suzie, who is a very complex woman... yeah. ..likeable, but also deeply unlikeable... 0h, a nightmare! an absolute nightmare, yeah! so is that important to you, that...? you know, male leads for forever h...

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