It will give the production a centre that it's never ever had before. It's never had 'the real thing' as it were.

Love changes everything…

Evita is a stunning, exhilarating theatrical experience, especially if you don't think about it too much.

You never know what will happen. There is a thing called zeitgeist. You have to hit it.

Here's the truth. The proposed top rate of income tax is not 50 per cent. It is 50 per cent plus 1.5 per cent national insurance paid by employees plus 13.3 per cent paid by employers. That's not 50 per cent. Two years from now, Britain will have the highest tax rate on earned income of any developed country.

What strikes me is that there's a very fine line between success and failure. Just one ingredient can make the difference.