I got very cross with the term, kitchen sink. It just meant that you invaded different kinds of houses, where it was very difficult to avoid kitchen sink. Timothy West avoidcrossdifficult Change image and share on social
A conventional playwright tries to tell you more about the characters than they know about themselves. Timothy West characterconventionalplaywright Change image and share on social
Certain things were deemed to be offensive. It was usually bad language. Timothy West baddeemlanguage Change image and share on social
Towards the end of the Lord Chamberlain's era, when his hold was being loosened, private prosecutions began to happen. A member of staff at the Royal Court ordered to stop the play, and the police were brought in. Timothy West beginbringchamberlain share on social
Anybody can decide if they have got the money to fight a case if they don't like a particular thing, and they complain to the watch committee, local council or whatever. Timothy West casecommitteecomplain Change image and share on social
There were loads of plays which were very popular before and after the war, where everybody wore a dinner jacket in the third act and it was in a house that you wished you'd owned with people that you wish you knew. It was life seen through a very privileged way. Timothy West actdinnerhouse share on social
You're not allowed to step out of whatever the rules are, politically, or socially, and they'll get you for it, they'll hunt you down. That's the really frightening thing. Timothy West allowfrightenhunt Change image and share on social
Suddenly we saw that you could do plays about real life, and people had been doing them for some time, but they weren't always getting to the audiences. They were performed in little, tiny, theatres. Timothy West audiencelifepeople Change image and share on social
When you're writing about people that are not very well off, you seem to see the kitchen sink. So it was a bit of a sort of cosy phrase that got used a bit too much. Timothy West bitecosykitchen Change image and share on social
