Oh, the Humanity

The Soho theatre has just announced the winner of this year’s Verity Bargate Award for best new play by a first-time writer: Thomas Eccleshare for Pastoral.

Text of the day: “It is truly wonderful how easily society can console itself for the worst of its shortcomings with a little bit of clap-trap.”

Text of the day: “So make your judgement calmly and in your own time.”

Text of the day: “You’re doing your job.”