'As far as auspicious beginnings go, I can’t imagine ‘I fell into it, completely by accident’ rates particularly high. But there it is, for me, at least. What it lacks in glamour it makes up for in truth. Writing—and writing for theatre, no less—isn’t exactly the kind of creative pursuit that really kicks off the day some hotshot agent spies a pretty face in a crowded street and waves his business card under their nose, so I wouldn’t know where to begin if I chose to embellish.' (Introduction)