Fireface, Young Vic

One of the most notable effects of the upsurge in new writing in Britain in the 1990s was inspiring playwrights all over Europe to try out their own versions of in-yer-face theatre…

Text of the day: “This villain may be highly dangerous, so if you see him, approach him, knock his lights out, then come and get one of us.”

Text of the day: “I tried to change the world, I failed, but I will transform Paddington station.”

Quote of the day: “Technological amnesia and complete indifference to history remain the defining conditions of contemporary internet debate.”