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I don't think I'd want a revival. I'm not doing a tribute to myself.

The challenge of a revival is how to bring something fresh. The reward is the opportunity to add different flourishes. You're dealing with different actors, designers and a different time.

Any revival in which I am involved is liable to change.

There have always been revivals. Some have always been successful. And many of them have failed.

A revival does two things. First, it returns the Church from her backsliding and second, it causes the conversion of men and women; and it always includes the conviction of sin on the part of the Church. What a spell the devil seems to cast over the Church today!

When is a revival needed? When carelessness and unconcern keep the people asleep.

When may a revival be expected? When the wickedness of the wicked grieves and distresses the Christian.

'Encores!' is, to me, a wonderful, warm, welcoming place, and I hope it always will be.

Even with revivals, I don't really pay attention to previous incarnations. I always just go with the script and with the director and am willing to treat it as brand new.

I live on the edge of Bath. It's really lovely, but its very loveliness freaks me out a bit. It's peaceful, a great antidote to the craziness of being on tour, but sometimes I feel as though I've retired.