Metta likes...Sunshine

And who doesn't, after a long dark winter. But this spring we've made some interesting discoveries re-rehearsing our production of Pirandello's The Man With the Flower in His Mouth. Last year we mounted the show in November/December in the cosy environs of The London Particular cafe in New Cross. This year we open in Dean & Hudson, a cafe up in Highgate, at the very end of April (tomorrow night in fact) and tour across the UK throughout May (mostly in a number of Boston Tea Party cafes). Who knows what the effect of playing in so many different spaces will have on the production - an invigorating and energising one I imagine - but already after only a few days on re-rehearsals we have noticed some profound changes because of the different weather conditions...

Metta likes...the world

Yup, the whole world. In fact we love it. And we want to look after it - in fact we want theatre in general to help look after it. We have an ethical policy at Metta that means we have to look out for both the natural and the human world around us - we need to minimise our environmental and social impact. There's a little bit more detail on our website, here.

We all know that theatre can change the world politically - for example, just look at the Belorussian regime's fear of the Belarus Free Theatre for proof of that, but what can it do to save the planet?

Metta likes...Mothers

Today is Mother's Day so in honour of the three wonderful women without whom Metta wouldn't exist - namely Ruthie Alexander-Morgan (Poppy's mum), Jo Reynolds (Will's mum) and Bridget Doole (Heather's mum) - we want to celebrate, appreciate and dedicate this to mothers everywhere. But our mums in particular have been instrumental in the development of Metta - without their endless love & support we wouldn't be where we are today, so thank you. And we love you.

I hosted a debate at the Young Vic last week on women working in theatre which began to explore gender issues - and what exactly those issues were - so inevitably the question of balancing motherhood and career-hood came up.